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 Elkins had a population of 737 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkins had a population of 6,908 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkins, with the one closest to Elkins listed first.
- Leadsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gilman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whyte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Faulkner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Kerens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Belington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
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- Flora ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
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- Huffman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
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- Alpena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Pleasant Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Huff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirt is located in Barbour County
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- Swamp Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Elkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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