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 Blowing Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blowing Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blowing Rock listed first.
- Ashcamp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Clintwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tarpon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Dorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
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- Beefhide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
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- Aily
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Robinson Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Mouthcard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hurricane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Bucu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Bee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
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- Big Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
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- Judge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
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- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County (KY)
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- Millstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Flat Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
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- Davenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Craftsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
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 Blowing Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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