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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 Green Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Green Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.

  • Hominy Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hominy Falls is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Lile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
  • Leivasy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leivasy is also located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leivasy
  • Duo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Duo is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Snow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Nutterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Ophelia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ophelia was located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophelia
  • Fowler Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler Knob is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Rupert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maywood is located in Fayette County
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  • Mount Nebo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pool is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Russellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Russellville is located in Fayette County
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  • Dennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Ravenseye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenseye is located in Fayette County
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  • Richwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richwood is also located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
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  • Mount Lookout
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Lookout is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Meadow Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Clifftop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clifty is located in Fayette County
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  • Lookout
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Persinger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Persinger is also located in Nicholas County
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  • Clintonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Hughart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Friars Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
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  • Keslers Cross Lanes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keslers Cross Lanes is also located in Nicholas 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 Green Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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