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 Penowa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penowa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penowa listed first.
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pattersons Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
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- Eldersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colliers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- West Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Cross Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
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- Hanlin Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
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- Lazearville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Brilliant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunsfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
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- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Mingo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Woodrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
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- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
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- Salt Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Beech Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
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- Burgettstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Washington County
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- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Alikanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Steubenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
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 Penowa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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