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 in 1895, Benwood had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benwood, with the one closest to Benwood listed first.
- Laings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dairy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dairy is located in Monroe County
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- Morton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Monroe County
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- Antioch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Monroe County
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- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
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- Altitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Monroe County
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- Goodwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodwin is located in Monroe County
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- Trail Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trail Run is located in Monroe County
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- Mount Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak is located in Monroe County
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- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
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- Wittens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wittens is located in Monroe County
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- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hannibal is located in Monroe County
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- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Monroe County
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- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Monroe County
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- Duffy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duffy is located in Monroe County
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- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poulton is located in Monroe County
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- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sistersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Van Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Camp is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Camp
- New Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwina
(8 miles [12.9 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 Benwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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