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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
- Hyers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Rollyson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Copen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Heaters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <2>
- Cutlips
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Stouts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Bulltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
- Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Falls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Aspinall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sand Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Truebada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- German ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Caress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Bealls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bealls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mills
- 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |