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 Plainview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Greenbrier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Griffith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edwina
- From Plainview to Edwina
- Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Alexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Poulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Trail Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Benwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benwood
- From Plainview to Benwood
- Laings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laings
- From Plainview to Laings
- Woodsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
- Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodsfield
- From Plainview to Woodsfield
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Altitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mount Carrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Carrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Carrick
- From Plainview to Mount Carrick
- Hartshorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Marr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rinard Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard Mills
- Rinard Mills is located in Monroe County
- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coats
- From Plainview to Coats
- Sycamore Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Round Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Monroe County
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewisville
- From Plainview to Lewisville
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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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |