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 Island Creek had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Island Creek, with the one closest to Island Creek listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Osage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Markle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Toronto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- New Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alikanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Steubenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Port Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Homer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Homer
- Hammondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hammondsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville
- Reeds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Fernwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fairplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Gould
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mingo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Springfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Springfield
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 Island Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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