Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Appalachia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Appalachia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Appalachia listed first.
- Big Stone Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Lipps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Partridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Oven Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rye Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Fort Blackmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Ely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Pattonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
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- Natural Tunnel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Whitesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stickleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Hurricane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Clinch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Sergent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Appalachia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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