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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Petra had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petra, with the one closest to Petra listed first.
- Powersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
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- Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Bracken County
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- Neave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Bratton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
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- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Bracken County
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- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinneysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKinneysburg is located in Pendleton County
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- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Harrison County
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- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Harrison County
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- Bladeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bladeston is located in Bracken County
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- Mount Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abigail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abigail is located in Robertson County
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- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
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- Johnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Bracken County
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- Kentontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kentontown is located in Robertson County
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- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lenoxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoxburg is located in Bracken County
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- Gertrude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gertrude is located in Bracken County
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- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
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- Wellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg is located in Bracken County
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- Caddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caddo is located in Pendleton County
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- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bracken County
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- Kelat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelat is located in Harrison County
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- Chilo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piqua is located in Robertson County
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- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Utopia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
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- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Petra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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