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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 West End in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West End. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West End listed first.

  • Folly Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
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  • Snyder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Snyder is located in Augusta County
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  • Brand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brand is located in Augusta County
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  • Arbor Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
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  • Mint Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
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  • Annex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
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  • Verona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barterbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
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  • Fishersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
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  • Avis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Avis is located in Augusta County
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  • Churchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swoope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stuarts Draft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hermitage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
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  • Fort Defiance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlebrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ladd is located in Augusta County
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  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
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  • Lone Fountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
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  • Buffalo Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
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  • Parnassus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
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  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lipscomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
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  • Lyndhurst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madrid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
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  • Mount Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roman is located in Augusta County
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  • North Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • North Mountain is located in Augusta County
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  • Chapin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chapin is located in Augusta County
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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 West End, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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