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 Excelsior in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Excelsior. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Excelsior listed first.
- Overhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Sand Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tallmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Sago
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Swamp Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Pecks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- French Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ruraldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Lorentz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cassity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Belington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Excelsior, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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