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