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 Short in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Short. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Short listed first.
- Pound
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Clintwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lipps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Craftsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Millstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Sergent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Dorton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tacoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
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- Ashcamp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Oven Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Coeburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Deane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Smoot Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County (KY)
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- Aily
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Venters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County (KY)
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- Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County (KY)
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- Dwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- John
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- John is located in Russell County
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- Colley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
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- Robinson Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike 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 Short, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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