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, Fernwood had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
- Wintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeds Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gould
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Steubenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Georges Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alikanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Brilliant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Wellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lazearville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Rush Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Beech Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unionport is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
- Island Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colliers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Osage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Annapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Hopedale
(9 miles [14.5 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 Fernwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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