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 Big Chimney in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Chimney. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Chimney listed first.
- Mink ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Jarrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Coco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aarons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Legg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Mound ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Odell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Sissonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blundon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Davis Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Carney ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Rocky Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gazil ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gazil is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Island Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Kendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Wellford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Big Chimney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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