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 Irondale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Irondale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Irondale listed first.
- Big Stone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rye Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Duncan Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Natural Tunnel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
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- Clinchport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Stickleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Wood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Lipps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Ely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
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- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Clinch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Tacoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Oven Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
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- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hurricane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Flat Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
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 Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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