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 Ajax in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ajax. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ajax listed first.
- Warfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
- Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <3>
- Pilgrim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rural
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stonecoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County
- Canada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Canada is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canada <3>
- Inez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Oilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Dunlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Gulnare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Pinsonfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinsonfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County (KY)
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Chapmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <3>
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Kiahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiahsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Peach Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Ferguson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Cove Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Richardson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Kimper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Kimper is located in Pike County (KY)
- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phelps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Phelps is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <3>
- Jamboree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Gallup ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Ulysses ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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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 Ajax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |