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 Beckley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Beckley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Beckley listed first.
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Shady Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prince
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cirtsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Matville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Quinnimont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- McKendree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Flat Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Mossy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Jumping Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Beckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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