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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 Stephens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Stephens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Stephens listed first.

  • Lipps
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County
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  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Tacoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoma is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Flat Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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  • Coeburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Banner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Banner is located in Wise County
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  • Pound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oven Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County (KY)
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  • Clinch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinch is located in Scott County
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  • Dungannon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Clintwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wood is located in Scott County
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  • Dwina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwina is located in Wise County
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  • Stratton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County
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  • Millstone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
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  • Sergent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sergent 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 south)
  • Virginia City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Virginia City is located in Wise County
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  • Craftsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County (KY)
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  • Whitesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Partridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
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  • Saint Paul
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • John
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • John is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
  • Beefhide
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
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  • Kings Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kings Creek 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 Stephens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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