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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, Rainbow had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.

  • Alden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Washington County
  • Stanleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
    • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
  • Whipple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
    • Whipple is located in Washington County
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
  • Churchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Churchtown is located in Washington County
  • Grand View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
    • Grand View is located in Washington County
  • Caywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caywood
    • Caywood is located in Washington County
  • West Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
    • West Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Harmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
    • Harmar is located in Washington County
  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Warner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Warner is located in Washington County
  • Williamstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Hills is located in Washington County
  • Lower Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
    • Lower Salem is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Sitka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka is located in Washington County
  • Coal Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
    • Coal Run is located in Washington County
  • Equity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
    • Equity is located in Washington County
  • Boaz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Dell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Washington County
  • Cow Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
    • Cow Run is located in Washington County
  • Moss Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
    • Moss Run is located in Washington County
  • Gasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gasville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
    • Gasville is located in Washington County
  • Kilmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmer
    • Kilmer is located in Noble County
  • Elba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Washington County
  • McAvan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvan
    • McAvan is located in Washington County
  • Reno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Washington County
    • Former name for Reno:
    • Jericho
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
  • Gracey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
    • Gracey is located in Washington County
  • Heslop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heslop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heslop
    • Heslop is located in Washington County
  • Dalzell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dalzell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
    • Dalzell is located in Washington County
  • Macksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Beverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <3>
  • Waterford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <3>

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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 Rainbow, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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