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 in 1895, Gordon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Van
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrolds Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peytona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Decota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Winifrede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Chapmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
- Redbird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Clear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
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 Gordon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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