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 Gem in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gem. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gem listed first.
- Burnsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hyers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hyers is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Copen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cutlips
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
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- Bulltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Stouts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Gilmer County
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- Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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- Aspinall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aspinall is located in Lewis County
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- Sand Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
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- Truebada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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- German ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- German is located in Braxton County
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- Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Home is located in Braxton County
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- Caress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
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- Hettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
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- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
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- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
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- Bealls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bealls Mills is located in Lewis 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 Gem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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