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 Ransom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ransom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ransom listed first.
- Pinsonfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Phelps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jamboree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamboree is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree
- Canada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mouthcard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oilville is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilville
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
- Gulnare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Christian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christian is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Man
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Coal Run Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Venters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Iaeger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Robinson Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warfield
(22 miles [35.4 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 Ransom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |