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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 Run in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Run. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Run listed first.

  • Grangeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
    • Grangeville is located in Marion County
  • Wyatt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Harrison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyatt
    • From Big Run to Wyatt
  • Bingamon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingamon
    • Bingamon is located in Marion County
  • Sturms Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturms Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturms Mill
    • Sturms Mill is located in Marion County
  • Logansport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logansport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
    • Logansport is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Logansport
    • From Big Run to Logansport
  • Pine Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County
  • Festus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Festus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Festus is located in Marion County
  • Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Mannington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jimtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Harrison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jimtown
    • From Big Run to Jimtown
  • Prospect Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Valley
    • Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Rymer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rymer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
    • Rymer is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rymer
    • From Big Run to Rymer
  • Dola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
    • Dola is located in Harrison County
  • Lumberport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shinnston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Enterprise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Worthington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
  • Wallace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Harrison County
  • Everson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
    • Everson is located in Marion County
  • Thoburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
    • Thoburn is located in Marion County
  • Seven Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Seven Pines is located in Marion County
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McClellan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClellan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan
    • McClellan is located in Marion County
  • Metz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Metz
    • From Big Run to Metz
  • Folsom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Wetzel County

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Run, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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