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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dryfork had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dryfork, with the one closest to Dryfork listed first.

  • Job
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Job have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
    • Job is located in Randolph County
  • Cortland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
    • Cortland is located in Tucker County
  • Alpena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
    • Alpena is located in Randolph County
  • Hendricks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
    • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Hopeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in Grant County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hopeville
    • From Dryfork to Hopeville
  • Coketon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coketon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
    • Coketon is located in Tucker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coketon
    • From Dryfork to Coketon
  • Davis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Faulkner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faulkner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
    • Faulkner is located in Randolph County
  • Macksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
    • Macksville is located in Pendleton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Macksville
    • From Dryfork to Macksville
  • Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Tucker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
  • Bretz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bretz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
    • Bretz is located in Tucker County
  • Parsons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettit ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
    • Pettit is located in Randolph County
  • Jordan Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
    • Jordan Run is located in Grant County
  • William
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
    • William is located in Tucker County
  • Glady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
    • Glady is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glady <4>
  • Lead Mine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
    • Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
  • Brushy Run
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilsonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
    • Wilsonia is located in Grant County
  • Kerens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
    • Kerens is located in Randolph County
  • Upper Tract
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Tract have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tract
    • Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Tract <4>
  • Pansy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Pansy is located in Grant County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pansy
    • From Dryfork to Pansy
  • Saint George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Saint George is located in Tucker County
  • Montrose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Whyte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whyte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
    • Whyte is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whyte
    • From Dryfork to Whyte

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Dryfork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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