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 Dorchester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorchester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorchester listed first.
- Lipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Tacoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Clinch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Duncan Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Olinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Rye Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
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- Dwina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Sergent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Virginia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Duffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Tunnel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Craftsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- McConnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
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- Clintwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Dorchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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