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 Laurel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Clifford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
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- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
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- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County
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- Gallup ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
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- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
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- Georges Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
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- Inez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County
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- Dunlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Effie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
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- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County (WV)
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- Busseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
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- Lowmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
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- Warfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
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- Irad ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
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 Laurel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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