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, Byron had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Hicksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
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- Clear Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Bluefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kimberling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
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- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grapefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- East River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Cove Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
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- Holly Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
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- Duhring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
- Flipping
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
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- Oakvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 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 Byron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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