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 Powhatan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powhatan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powhatan listed first.
- Short Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Porter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
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- Toadvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blossburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Dora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ezra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
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- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Linn Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
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- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Robbins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
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- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- Dolomite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wylam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
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- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
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- Ensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Adger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
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- Blue Creek Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Chinn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chinn is located in Jefferson County
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- McAdory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McAdory is located in Jefferson County
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- Old Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
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- Bessemer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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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 Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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