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 Acheson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acheson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acheson listed first.
- West Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dunsfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coon Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylorstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersons Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gretna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gretna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Valley Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cross Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Intent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bentleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Burgettstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lazearville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Brilliant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Beech Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
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 Acheson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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