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 Vales Mills had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vales Mills, with the one closest to Vales Mills listed first.
- Arbaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Point Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Mount Blanco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Valley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Radcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Bolins Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Oreton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hawks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Carpenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <3>
- Ural ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Wilkesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
- Salem Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Zaleski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <3>
- Minerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <3>
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Hanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Harrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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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 Vales Mills, 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. |