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 Newtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.
- Olinger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Dryden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Ely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stickleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Pattonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
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- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Natural Tunnel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Linefork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Rye Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
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- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
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- Clinchport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Kings Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott 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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- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee 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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- Evarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Blackmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lipps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Roxana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hubbard Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
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- Opossum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Flat Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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