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 Five Forks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Forks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pullman is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is also located in Ritchie County
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- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak is also located in Ritchie County
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- Harrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goffs is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
- Hazelgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelgreen is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is also located in Ritchie County
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- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
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- Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartley is also located in Ritchie County
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- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawford is also located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toll Gate is also located in Ritchie County
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- Ellenboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeleys is also located in Ritchie County
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- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cantwell is also located in Ritchie County
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- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Duckworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
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- Cornwallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwallis is also located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Burnt House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burnt House is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newberne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Finch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is also located in Ritchie County
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- League
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- League is also located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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