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 Big Vein in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Vein. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Vein listed first.
- Pocahontas
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Falls Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Coopers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Switchback
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Ennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Flipping
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Maybeury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Duhring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bluefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Kyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Powhatan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Shawver Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Stowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Clear Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
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 Big Vein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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