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 Fairchance had a population of 1,092 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairchance had a population of 1,888 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairchance, with the one closest to Fairchance listed first.
- Mount Morris
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bald Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County
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- Davistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davistown is located in Greene County
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- Holman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holman is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Bowlby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pentress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Wiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
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- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Greene County
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- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Randall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Dilliner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mapletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
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- Fordyce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blacksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jakes Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Stewartstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Point Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spraggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Fairchance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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