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

  • Spring Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Davis Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
  • Mound ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mound is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Sattes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tornado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
  • Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
  • South Ruffner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Scary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scary is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
  • Poca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kanawha City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
  • Raymond City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
  • Garretts Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Malden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mink ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mink is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
  • Pocatalico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
  • Bancroft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Legg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Teays
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sissonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Aarons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Red House
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfield
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Dunbar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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