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 Allen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Allen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
- Spurlockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jenks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fourteen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Myra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Cove Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Griffithsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Sweetland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Chapmanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <4>
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <4>
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Kiahsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiahsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
- Nye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Gilkerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Portersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Garretts Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Foster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Sarah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Tornado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Bowen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Ferguson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |