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 Elmira had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Lydia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Stinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minnora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnora is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora
- Oka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Progress ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Home is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Otter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- German ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Arnoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
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 Elmira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |