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 Ben Hur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben Hur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben Hur listed first.
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Blackwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Hubbard Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Stickleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Evarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Olinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Boons Path
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Sneedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eidson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Duffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alumwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Creech
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Lee Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Natural Tunnel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
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 Ben Hur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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