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 Alum Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alum Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alum Creek listed first.
- Tornado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Garretts Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Griffithsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Scary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- South Ruffner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peytona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Rocky Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Nye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Sweetland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raymond City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spurlockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Alum Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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