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 in 1895, Alexander had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Selbyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Palace Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gaines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kanawha Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Rock Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- French Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kedron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Tallmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frenchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Hinkleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Cassity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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