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 Cobb in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cobb. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Duo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Leivasy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hominy Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Falls
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
- Friars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Richwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
- Rupert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <3>
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Loveridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ophelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Hughart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Nutterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
- Meadow Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Fowler Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Renicks Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renicks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jacox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Pool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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 Cobb, 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. |