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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fountain Spring had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Spring, with the one closest to Fountain Spring listed first.

  • Chesterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Wood County
  • Mineral Wells
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Polandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polandale
    • Polandale is located in Wood County
  • Rockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
  • Davisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Davisville is located in Wood County
  • Slate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
    • Slate is located in Wood County
  • Leachtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Leachtown is located in Wood County
  • Dombey ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dombey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dombey
    • Dombey is located in Wood County
  • Tyner ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Tyner is located in Wood County
  • Manganese ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manganese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
    • Manganese is located in Wood County
  • Lowdell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
    • Lowdell is located in Wood County
  • Eli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Eli is located in Wood County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
  • Lubeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Lubeck is located in Wood County
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Wood County
  • Jerrys Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerrys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
    • Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
  • Windy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
    • Windy is located in Wirt County
  • Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Wirt County
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Wood County
  • Parkersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Belpre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <3>
  • Rockland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blennerhassett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
    • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
  • Scott ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Wood County
  • Armenia ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armenia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia
    • Armenia is located in Washington County (OH)
  • New England
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Wood County

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Fountain Spring, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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