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 Dorcas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorcas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorcas listed first.
- Racine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antiquity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Saxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Plants
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Letart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- School House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- School House is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ripley Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ravenswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Skull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Cottageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Murraysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(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 Dorcas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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