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 Fork Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fork Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fork Ridge listed first.
- Doran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shack Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Swords Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Honaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
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- Pounding Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
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- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
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- Gap Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Sayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Davenport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duty is located in Buchanan County
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- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
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- Bradshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bee is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Elk Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
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 Fork Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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