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 Roaring Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roaring Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roaring Fork listed first.
- Lipps
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Big Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Partridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Tacoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Olinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Coeburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Craftsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Duncan Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smoot Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Rye Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
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- Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Clinch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Dryden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Duffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County (KY)
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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 Roaring Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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