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 Finster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Finster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Finster listed first.
- Aspinall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Aspinall is located in Lewis County
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- Bealls Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Arnold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
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- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
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- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Hyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hyers is located in Braxton County
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- Walkersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Sand Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
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- Copen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
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- Freemansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
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- Truebada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Rollyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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- Horner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
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- Churchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Lewis County
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- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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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 Finster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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