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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>

While we didn't find Delaney in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Delaney. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Delaney listed first.

  • Valley Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
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  • Boaz
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boreman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
  • Tallyho
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallyho is located in Wood County
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  • Briscoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Briscoe is located in Wood County
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  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Constitution
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Constitution is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waverly is located in Wood County
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  • Reno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
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  • Harmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • West Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Belpre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
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  • Parkersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport is located in Wood County
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  • Grand View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • McAvan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McAvan is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Dallison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dallison is located in Wood County
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  • Cluster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cluster is located in Pleasants County
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  • Lower Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lower Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport
  • Yankeeburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Dell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dell is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Fleming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleming is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Dunham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dunham is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham

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 Delaney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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