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) - Egeria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Flat Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <3>
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <3>
- Daniels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <3>
- Dunns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Saulsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Crow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - McGraws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Ellison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Lashmeet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Matville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Spanishburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
- Jumping Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <3>
- Pipestem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <3>
- True
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Grandview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Rock View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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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. |
| <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. |