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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Birch River had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Birch River, with the one closest to Birch River listed first.
- Herold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Birch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Hookersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strange Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strouds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frametown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Persinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Otter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
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- Bakers Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
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- Upperglade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Home is located in Braxton County
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- Enon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
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- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
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- Gould
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Birch River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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