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 in 1895, Downs had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downs, with the one closest to Downs listed first.
- Mannington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McClellan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McClellan is located in Marion County
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- Bingamon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bingamon is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingamon
- Festus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Festus is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sturms Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sturms Mill is located in Marion County
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- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Marion County
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- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
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- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Grangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
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- Pine Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County
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- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
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- Everson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everson is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Rymer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Marion County
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- Prospect Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County
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- Shinnston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
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- Barrackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Harrison County
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- Eldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Bentons Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
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- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Gaston Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
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- Palatine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hoodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Brink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Wetzel 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 Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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