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 French in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of French. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to French listed first.
- Shumate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
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- Willowton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
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- Lurich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
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- Glen Lyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Oakvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
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- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
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- Elgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Prospectdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
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- Pearisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
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- Wabash ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
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- Bane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Giles County
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- Peterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Poplar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
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- Staffordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
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- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
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- Sassin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
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- Ripplemead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
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- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Trigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
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- Kimballton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
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- Cashmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Neponset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
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 French, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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