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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 Athens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Athens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Athens listed first.

  • Elgood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spanishburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
    • Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingleside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Mercer County
  • East River ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Mercer County
  • Dunns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
    • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Willowton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
    • Willowton is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Willowton
    • From Athens to Willowton
  • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
    • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
  • Pipestem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glen Lyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
    • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glen Lyn
    • From Athens to Glen Lyn
  • Neponset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
    • Neponset is located in Summers County
  • Warford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
    • Warford is located in Summers County
  • Lashmeet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Mercer County
  • Lurich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
    • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lurich
    • From Athens to Lurich
  • Pinoak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinoak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
    • Pinoak is located in Mercer County
  • Ada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Mercer County
  • Shumate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
    • Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shumate
    • From Athens to Shumate
  • Rich Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
  • Crumps Bottom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumps Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
    • Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
  • True
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
    • True is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to True
    • From Athens to True
  • Ellison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Summers County
  • Flat Top
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <3>
  • Peterstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Egeria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
    • Egeria is located in Mercer County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Athens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Athens, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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