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 in 1895, Backbone had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Backbone, with the one closest to Backbone listed first.
- Moss Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Alleghany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Callaghan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Mapledale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sweet Chalybeate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
- Alvon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
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- Mallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Potts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- Sweet Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Glace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glace is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace
- Sue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sue is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Paint Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centennial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Frankford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Haden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Ronceverte
(17 miles [27.4 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 Backbone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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