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 Emerson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Emerson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
- Jarrolds Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Dry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
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- Decota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
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- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
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- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
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- Clear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
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- Redbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
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- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
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- Van
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Matville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
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- Mossy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
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- Cirtsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
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- Crany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
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- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kincaid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Racine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
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- Dry Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Prosperity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
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- Mount Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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- Peytona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
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 Emerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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