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

  • Tyner ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Tyner is located in Wood County
  • Manganese ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manganese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
    • Manganese is located in Wood County
  • Eli
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Eli is located in Wood County
  • New England
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Wood County
  • Wesley ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Wood County
  • Reedsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Belleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Wood County
  • Armenia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armenia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia
    • Armenia is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Dombey ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dombey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dombey
    • Dombey is located in Wood County
  • Hockingport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockingport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
    • Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Polandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polandale
    • Polandale is located in Wood County
  • Lubeck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Lubeck is located in Wood County
  • Youba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
    • Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Scott ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Wood County
  • Lone Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
    • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
  • Jerrys Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerrys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
    • Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
  • Fountain Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
    • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • Torch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
    • Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Little Hocking
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hocking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
    • Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <4>
  • Topins Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topins Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
    • Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Lowdell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
    • Lowdell is located in Wood County
  • Blennerhassett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
    • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Wood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
  • Fayal ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayal
    • Fayal is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Long Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
    • Long Bottom is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Bottom <4>
  • Neptune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neptune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
    • Neptune is located in Jackson County
  • Rockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
  • Mineral Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porterfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Coolville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

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 Balderson, 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.




 

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