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 Pocahontas had a population of 2,953 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pocahontas had a population of 348 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
- Coopers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falls Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bramwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maybeury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flipping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Switchback
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Duhring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Ennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County
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- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Stowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Shawver Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
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 Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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