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 Nilan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nilan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nilan listed first.
- Point Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Morris Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Dilliner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- New Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
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- Winstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
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- Dunkard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
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- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
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- Old Frame
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
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- Wiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
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- Maidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
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- Bowlby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Monongalia County (WV)
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- Haydentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County
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- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
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- Davistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davistown is located in Greene County
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- Bald Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bald Hill is located in Greene County
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- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dellslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dellslow is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellslow
- Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Paisley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
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- Highhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
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- Fairchance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 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 Nilan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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