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 Elkwater had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkwater, with the one closest to Elkwater listed first.
- Lee Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huttonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Palace Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Helvetia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Cassity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Selbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Queens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Woodzell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodzell is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodzell
- Bergoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bergoo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergoo
- Holly Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Kedron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Glady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Gaines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
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 Elkwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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