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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Olinger had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olinger, with the one closest to Olinger listed first.

  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Big Stone Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ely
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ely is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Stickleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stickleyville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
  • Duffield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pattonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pattonsville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
  • Natural Tunnel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
  • Clinchport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinchport is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Rye Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rye Cove is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Duncan Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
  • Partridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
  • Flat Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Linefork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
  • Fort Blackmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwater is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
  • Oven Fork
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
  • Kings Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Opossum ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
  • Lipps
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
  • Starnes ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
  • Wood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wood is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Evarts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <2>
  • Kyles Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Yuma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuma is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Flat Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Gap is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap

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 Olinger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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