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

  • Pine Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <3>
  • Reader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
    • Reader is located in Wetzel County
  • Wileyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville
    • Wileyville is located in Wetzel County
  • Halls Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
    • Halls Mills is located in Wetzel County
  • Vincen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincen
    • Vincen is located in Wetzel County
  • Ross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ross
    • From Barker to Ross
  • Newdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
    • Newdale is located in Wetzel County
  • Sincerity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sincerity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sincerity
    • Sincerity is located in Wetzel County
  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Dean is located in Wetzel County
  • West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in Wetzel County
  • Childs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Childs
    • From Barker to Childs
  • Porters Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Falls
    • Porters Falls is located in Wetzel County
  • Conaway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaway
    • Conaway is located in Tyler County
  • Endicott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
    • Endicott is located in Wetzel County
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Wetzel County
  • Minnie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
    • Minnie is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Minnie
    • From Barker to Minnie
  • Iuka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Tyler County
  • Hazel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Wetzel County
  • Anthem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anthem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
    • Anthem is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anthem
    • From Barker to Anthem
  • Andy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy
    • Andy is located in Wetzel County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Wetzel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marion
    • From Barker to Marion
  • Lonetree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonetree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
    • Lonetree is located in Tyler County
  • Brink
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
    • Brink is located in Wetzel County
  • Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Wetzel County

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 Barker, 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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