Beginning in the 1880's local papers carried "gossip" columns that reported the comings and going of the local citizenry.
This is a great resource to fill the gap that was created by the fire that destroyed most of the Federal 1890 census.

Below are a few of the families I have tracked over this period of time.

Griffith, Sheridan Crow & Alice Richardson

Lattin, Ralph & Goldie Agnes Whitley

Richardson, Dr. James Julius & Dorothy Chatham Flynn

Richardson, Mary Ellen Wiley

Richardson, Reuben T. & Elizabeth Nesbitt

Suter, Samuel & Ida Belle Richardson

Theiss Family

Wiley Family