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 Forks of Coal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forks of Coal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forks of Coal listed first.
- Tornado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Davis Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
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- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Mound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
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- Griffithsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
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- South Ruffner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
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- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
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- Peytona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
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- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Boone County
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- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Racine is located in Boone County
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- Kanawha City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
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- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
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- Nye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nye is located in Putnam County
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- Sweetland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
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- Teays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam 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 Forks of Coal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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