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>
Florence itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Florence, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Pickens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Helvetia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
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- Selbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
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- Monterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
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- Palace Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
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- Woodzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodzell is located in Webster County
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- Blue Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
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- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Hacker Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Webster County
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- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
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- Pugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
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- Bernardstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernardstown is located in Webster County
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- Bergoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bergoo is located in Webster County
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- Holly Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
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- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
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- Lee Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
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- Gaines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
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- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Upshur 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 Florence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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