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 Pennington Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pennington Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pennington Gap listed first.
- Ely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Evarts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Natural Tunnel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Big Stone Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Clinchport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harlan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boons Path
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Sneedville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Rye Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Partridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Linefork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Pennington Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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