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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cove Gap had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cove Gap, with the one closest to Cove Gap listed first.

  • Fourteen ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourteen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
    • Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
  • Kiahsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiahsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
    • Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kiahsville
    • From Cove Gap to Kiahsville
  • Gilkerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilkerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
    • Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
  • East Lynn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferguson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Wayne County
  • Dunlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
    • Jenks is located in Lincoln County
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Myra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Genoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County
  • Bartram ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
    • Bartram is located in Wayne County
  • Spurlockville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
    • Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Effie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Effie is located in Wayne County
  • Bowen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Bowen is located in Wayne County
  • Chapmanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sarah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
    • Sarah is located in Cabell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sarah
    • From Cove Gap to Sarah
  • Clifford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clifford
    • From Cove Gap to Clifford
  • Sweetland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
    • Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sweetland
    • From Cove Gap to Sweetland
  • Maynard ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maynard
    • From Cove Gap to Maynard
  • Stonecoal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Griffithsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
    • Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
  • Portersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dickson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Dickson is located in Wayne County

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 Cove Gap, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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