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 Phoenix in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Phoenix. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Westernport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Bloomington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- West Virginia Central Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warnocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Windom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Keyser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
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- Lonaconing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Rawlings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Avilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Chaffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- New Germany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Bier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Borden Shaft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vale Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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