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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fort Gay had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fort Gay had a population of 682 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gay, with the one closest to Fort Gay listed first.

Louisa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <2>
Walbridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Catalpa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Effie is located in Wayne County
Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Busseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Gallup ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Wayne County
Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Irad is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Vessie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Georges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
Charley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County
Boltsfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boltsfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Fort Gay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<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.