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 Purcell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purcell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purcell listed first.
- Ely
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Dryden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Stickleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Olinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Blackwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Big Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Kyles Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
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- Natural Tunnel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Partridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Clinchport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Hagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Rye Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Fisher Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Harlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eidson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Duncan Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 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 Purcell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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