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 Austen had a population of 269 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Austen, with the one closest to Austen listed first.
- West End
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West End is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Tunnelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jessop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessop is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessop
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Fellowsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
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- Howesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howesville is located in Preston County
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- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Marquess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
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- Gladesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Irontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Macomber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Rowlesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Preston County
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- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Sinclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Preston County
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- Etam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
- Kingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amblersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Halleck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Knottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kasson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Hannahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Albright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Masontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Neel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
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 Austen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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