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 Alston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alston listed first.
- Belington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
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- Huffman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
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- Flora ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Talbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
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- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
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- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
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- Whyte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
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- Kerens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
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- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
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- Leadsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
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- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Kirt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirt is located in Barbour County
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- Kalamazoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
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- Vannoys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
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- Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Kingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
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- Elkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Philippi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nestorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nestorville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestorville
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
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- Pleasant Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
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- Overhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Sand Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
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- Arden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Texas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Tucker County
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- Valley Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Pecks Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
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 Alston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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