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 Sparks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sparks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Mount Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
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- Tipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
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- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
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- Enon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
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- Albion ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
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- Leander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
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- Elliot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
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- Clifty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
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- Fowler Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
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- Deitz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
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- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
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- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
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- Mountain Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
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- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
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- Persinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Hookersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Nutterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Hominy Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Ansted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leivasy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leivasy is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leivasy
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 Sparks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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