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 Bigson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bigson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bigson listed first.
- Van
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bandytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Jarrolds Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Peytona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Decota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Winifrede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapmanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winifrede Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Spurlockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Redbird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Coalburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
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 Bigson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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