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 Elkridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elkridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elkridge listed first.
- Powellton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Kincaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Deep Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Mount Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Decota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Handley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Mossy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
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- Kanawha Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Dempsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beckwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Gauley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Gauley Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Coalburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
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 Elkridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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