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, Belva had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Belva, with the one closest to Belva listed first.
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Gauley Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gauley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Pond Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Kanawha Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Lizemores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Spangler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Deep Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Hawks Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Albion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Kendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Handley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mountain Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Leander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
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 Belva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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