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.
- Upperglade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upperglade
- From Excelsior to Upperglade
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Halo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Halo
- From Excelsior to Halo
- Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ralph
- From Excelsior to Ralph
- Welch Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Welch Glade
- From Excelsior to Welch Glade
- Bernardstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardstown
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Boggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Strouds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Bergoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Woodzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Delphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
- Bakers Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- Hacker Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hacker Valley
- From Excelsior to Hacker Valley
- Pugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Little Birch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Birch
- From Excelsior to Little Birch
- Birch River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birch River
- From Excelsior to Birch River
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Replete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Replete
- From Excelsior to Replete
- Persinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Caress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Canfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canfield
- From Excelsior to Canfield
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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 Excelsior, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |