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 Kempton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kempton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kempton listed first.
- Wilsonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County (WV)
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- William
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- William is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Coketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Dobbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
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- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
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- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
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- Lead Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Eglon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eglon is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Sell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
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- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Gormania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
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- Gorman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
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- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
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- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County (WV)
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- Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
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- Hannahsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Auvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
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 Kempton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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