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 Cowen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cowen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cowen listed first.
- Welch Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Upperglade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Halo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strouds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- Boggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Delphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Ralph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Diana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diana is located in Webster County
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- Birch River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bernardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Webster County
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- Hookersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bergoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bergoo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
- Little Birch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodzell is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodzell
- Bakers Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
- Canfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Cowen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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