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 Defoe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Defoe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Defoe listed first.
- Boggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Diana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Diana is located in Webster County
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- Bakers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
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- Halo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
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- Birch River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welch Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
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- Upperglade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
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- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Webster County
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- Caress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
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- Sutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- Strouds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Delphi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
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- Flatwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ralph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
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- Bernardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
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- Hacker Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
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- Replete
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
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- Herold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
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- Little Otter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
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- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Twistville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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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 Defoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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