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 Davistown had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Davistown, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Bald Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County
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- Fairchance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
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- Mount Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Dunkard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
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- Maidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Mapletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
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- Holman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holman is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Dilliner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
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- Winstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
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- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
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- Point Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
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- Fordyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
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- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Ceylon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
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- Worley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Paisley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
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- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Greene County
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- Pentress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Morris Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
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- Old Frame
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
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- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Khedive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
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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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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