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 Gillespie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gillespie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gillespie listed first.
- Newville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Bakers Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Run
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
- McNutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
- Caress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
- Heaters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <4>
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lloydsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Milroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Replete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Bulltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Little Otter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Otter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- Rollyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Diana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hettie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Twistville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twistville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Pugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Cutlips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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 Gillespie, 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. |