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 Ben Bow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben Bow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben Bow listed first.
- Richardson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Georges Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Lowmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Busseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Inez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Irad ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Effie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flatgap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fullers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Stonecoal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Ben Bow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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