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 Elk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk listed first.
- Davis Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- South Ruffner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Spring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kanawha City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Mink ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Sattes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Tornado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Jarrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Aarons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Sissonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raymond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Winifrede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Coco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Carney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Garretts Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Blundon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
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 Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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