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 Deskins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Deskins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Deskins listed first.
- Grundy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Davenport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shack Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Duty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
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- Colley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
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- Judge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
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- Bucu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Honaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Swords Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Doran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Artrip
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
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- Tarpon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Stratton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
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- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Richlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mouthcard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
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- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
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- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Barnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
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- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
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- Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Bearwallow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
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 Deskins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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