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 Alderson had a population of 663 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alderson had a population of 1,111 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alderson, with the one closest to Alderson listed first.
- Blaker Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Santifee is located in Summers County
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- Riffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Fort Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
- Sinks Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
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- Nickells Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nickells Mill is located in Monroe County
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- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talcott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Greenbrier County
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- Grassy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
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- Wayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pickaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
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- Ronceverte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Hilldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bargers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Alderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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