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, Dry Branch had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Branch, with the one closest to Dry Branch listed first.
- Coalburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Crown Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
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- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Winifrede Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Handley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Mount Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Deep Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Kanawha City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
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- Peytona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pond Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Spangler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
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- Kendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- South Ruffner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Dry Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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