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 Chelyan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chelyan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chelyan listed first.
- Dry Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coalburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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- Shrewsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Winifrede
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crown Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
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- Handley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Kanawha City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
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- Peytona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Mount Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Ruffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
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- Pond Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Chelyan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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