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 Gilmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gilmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gilmer listed first.
- Hyers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Stouts Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Copen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sand Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Truebada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Cutlips
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Aspinall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rollyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
- Bealls Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bealls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mills
- Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County
- German ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lloydsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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
- Heaters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <4>
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Bennett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Progress ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- 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>
- Corley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Falls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Alum Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Vadis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normantown <4>
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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 Gilmer, 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. |