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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>

While we didn't find West Portsmouth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Portsmouth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Portsmouth listed first.

  • Dry Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
    • Dry Run is located in Scioto County
  • South Portsmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Portsmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
    • Rushtown is located in Scioto County
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frost
    • From West Portsmouth to Frost
  • New Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
  • Arion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lombardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Siloam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Sciotoville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pond Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Limeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
    • Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Lucasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
    • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <3>
  • Henley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Henley is located in Scioto County
  • Crabtree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Crabtree is located in Scioto County
  • Wheelersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quincy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Slocum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grays Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Scioto County
  • Otway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Furnace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
    • Franklin Furnace is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Furnace <3>
  • Gephart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gephart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
    • Gephart is located in Scioto County
  • Harrison Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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 West Portsmouth, 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.