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 Abbott in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Abbott. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Abbott listed first.
- French Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
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- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Rock Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
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- Horner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
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- Lorentz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
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- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Tallmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
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- Buckhannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
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- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
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- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
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- Alkires Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
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 Abbott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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