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 Becker Highlands in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Becker Highlands. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Becker Highlands listed first.
- Steubenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alikanna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Wintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fernwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Gould
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County
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- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Reeds Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
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- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Georges Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
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- Markle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County
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- Island Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Lazearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Colliers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Toronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Wellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
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- Zalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
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- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salt Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
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- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
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- Calumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Jefferson County
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- New Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
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 Becker Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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