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)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
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- Gauley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
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- Belva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
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- Mount Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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- Beckwith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Gaymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
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- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
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- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
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- Mountain Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
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- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
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- Pond Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Kincaid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
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- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
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. |
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