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 Dessie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dessie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dessie listed first.

• Sleith ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleith was located in Braxton County
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• Frametown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frametown is also located in Braxton County
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• Elmira
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elmira is also located in Braxton County
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• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale is also located in Braxton County
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• Ira
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ira is located in Clay County
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• Strange Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Strange Creek is also located in Braxton County
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• Twistville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Twistville was located in Braxton County
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• Lydia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lydia is located in Clay County
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• Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Home is also located in Braxton County
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• Progress ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Progress was located in Braxton County
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• Herold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Herold is also located in Braxton County
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• Little Otter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Otter is also located in Braxton County
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• Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel is also located in Braxton County
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• Stinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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• Harrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
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• Canfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Canfield is also located in Braxton County
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• German ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • German was located in Braxton County
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• Minnora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Minnora is located in Calhoun County
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• Gould
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould is located in Clay County
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• Wattsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wattsville is located in Clay County
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• Sutton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sutton is also located in Braxton County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
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• Hope ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope was located in Braxton County
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• Bennett ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bennett was located in Gilmer County
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• Oka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oka is located in Calhoun County
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• Little Birch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Birch is also located in Braxton County
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• Lloydsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloydsville is also located in Braxton County
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• Cutlips
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutlips is also located in Braxton County
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