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 Penvir in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penvir. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penvir listed first.
- Shumate
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- 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
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
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- Lurich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
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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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- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
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- 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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- Pearisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
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- Bane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bane is located in Giles County
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- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Ripplemead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Trigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trigg 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 Penvir, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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