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 Ellison Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ellison Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ellison Ridge listed first.
- Dunns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ellison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Flat Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <3>
- Pipestem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <3>
- True
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jumping Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Warford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Packs Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Odd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Egeria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Shady Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <3>
- Spanishburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <3>
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Crumps Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumps Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Buck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Pinoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Daniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <3>
- Indian Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Wiggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Crow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lashmeet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Elgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Neponset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Forest Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <3>
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pemberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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 Ellison Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |