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 in 1895, Bancroft had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Bancroft had a population of 596 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
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- Raymond City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
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- Poca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Scary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
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- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
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- Sigman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
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- Teays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
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- Extra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
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- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
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- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
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- Pocatalico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
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- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pliny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tornado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Mound ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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