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 Sam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sam listed first.
- Saint Clair
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
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- Bailey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County
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- Falls Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
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- Cove Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Shawver Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
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- Coopers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Stowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
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- Bluefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Bramwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gratton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County
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- Grapefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Clear Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
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- Duhring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Flipping
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Wittens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Switchback
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Ennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Burkes Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Maybeury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Sam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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