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 Riggs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riggs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riggs listed first.
- Duncan Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Rye Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Fort Blackmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Natural Tunnel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
- Clinchport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Duffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Clinch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Yuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Snowflake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Nottingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Hiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Stickleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Rotherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Maces Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
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 Riggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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