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 Big Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Branch listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
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- North Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Sun Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Baileysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Christian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Christian is located in Logan County
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- Iaeger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Oceana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
- Man
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jesse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
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- Bradshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newfound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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- Crany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
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- Saulsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
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- McGraws
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
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- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Jamboree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Bald Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Phelps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Kyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
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- Algoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Redbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
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 Big Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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