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 Dewey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dewey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Flat Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
- Pound is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sergent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Craftsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craftsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Oven Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
- Beefhide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Tacoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Smoot Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
- Coeburn is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <3>
- Dorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton
- Dorton is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorton <3>
- Kings Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Big Stone Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
- Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Stratton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <3>
- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Dewey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |