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 West Alexander had a population of 444 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2000, West Alexander had a population of 320 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Alexander, with the one closest to West Alexander listed first.
- Coon Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Point Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roneys Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roneys Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roneys Point
- Beham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Intent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunsfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- Dallas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- West Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- West Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Finley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Finley
- East Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Finley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Finley
- Echo Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount de Chantal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount de Chantal is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount de Chantal
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Majorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Majorsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorsville
- Gale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
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 West Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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