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 Besoco in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Besoco. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Besoco listed first.
- Odd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Egeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Flat Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Saulsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Crow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- McGraws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Ellison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Lashmeet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Matville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Spanishburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jumping Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pipestem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- True
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Rock View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
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 Besoco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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