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 Bluewell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bluewell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bluewell listed first.
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Duhring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County
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- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Bramwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flipping
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Falls Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Bluefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Coaldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
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- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Mercer County
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- Maybeury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stowersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Clear Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Lashmeet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Ennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
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- Switchback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Cove Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Rocky Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
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 Bluewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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