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 South Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Gap listed first.
- Rocky Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
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- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Bland County
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- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
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- Kimberling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
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- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Clear Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
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- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
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- Holly Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
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- East River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Ingleside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Stowersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
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- Bluefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
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- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
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- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
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- Effna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Effna is located in Bland County
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- Duhring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Flipping
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
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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 South Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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