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 Carbon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carbon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carbon listed first.
- Decota
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrolds Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Clear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Mossy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Kincaid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Powellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Mount Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Dry Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Handley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Crown Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Cirtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coalburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Matville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Dempsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
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 Carbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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