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 Mechanicsburg had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Holly Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
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- Kimberling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
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- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East River ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Shumate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Bland County
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- Staffordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
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- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grahams Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Draper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prospectdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Narrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willowton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clear Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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