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 Gauley Bridge had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gauley Bridge had a population of 545 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gauley Bridge, with the one closest to Gauley Bridge listed first.
- Kanawha Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Gauley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Deep Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotton Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Belva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Beckwith is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckwith <4>
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawks Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
- Ansted is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <4>
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Gaymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Dempsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Mountain Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Pond Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Kincaid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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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 Gauley Bridge, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |