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, Eaton had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Eaton, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.
- Petroleum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Deerwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rusk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Nutter Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Borland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Leachtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Oxbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
- Horseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Tallyho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Cluster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Davisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Davisville is located in Wood County
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Chesterville is located in Wood County
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Cornwallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Valley Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Boreman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lower Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport
- Lower Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
- Mineral Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
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 Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |