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 in 1895, Briscoe had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Constitution
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constitution have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Constitution is located in Washington County (OH)
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <3>
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- McAvan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Dunham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Belpre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <3>
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
- Boreman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <3>
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- West Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- West Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
- Fleming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Marietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <3>
- Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Blennerhassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Washington County (OH)
- Former name for Reno:
- Jericho
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
- Grand View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
- Veto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.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 Briscoe, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |