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 Polk Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polk Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polk Gap listed first.
- McGraws
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
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- Saulsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
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- Newfound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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- Rock View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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- Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Crany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
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- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Jesse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
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- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
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- Matville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
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- Oceana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
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- Odd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
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- Sun Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
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- Baileysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
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- Egeria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
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- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Cirtsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
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- Algoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
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- Shady Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Daniels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
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- Bald Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
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- Kyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
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- Flat Top
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Polk Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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