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 Point Pleasant had a population of 5 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Kimberling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
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- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
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- Holly Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
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- Rocky Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
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- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Max Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Wytheville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Grapefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Effna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Effna is located in Bland County
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- Petunia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- East River ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Stowersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grahams Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Oakvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bluefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Cove Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
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 Point Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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