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

  • Cloverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Neponset
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Neponset is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
  • Cashmere
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cashmere is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
  • Ballard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ballard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Crumps Bottom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
  • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
  • Peterstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Indian Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Mills is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
  • Lurich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
  • Rich Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rich Creek is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Glen Lyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Warford ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warford is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
  • Elgood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgood is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
  • Forest Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willowton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
  • Lindside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Assurance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Assurance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
  • Buck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buck is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
  • Narrows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
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  • Bluff City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pipestem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shumate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
  • Pearisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimballton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimballton is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
  • True
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • True is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True

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 Bozoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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