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 Potts Creek had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Potts Creek, with the one closest to Potts Creek listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Sweet Chalybeate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
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- Paint Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centennial is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Gunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
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- Alleghany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County
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- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glace is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Laurel Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Looney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Tuckahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
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- Backbone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
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- Gap Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moss Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
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- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
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- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
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- Callaghan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
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- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Mapledale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
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- Mallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
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- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waiteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waiteville is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Monitor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Keenan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keenan is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan
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 Potts Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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