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

  • Newark
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Wood County
  • Leachtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Leachtown is located in Wood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leachtown
    • From Greencastle to Leachtown
  • Slate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cisco
    • From Greencastle to Cisco
  • Eaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Eaton is located in Wood County
  • Chesterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Wood County
  • Rusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rusk
    • From Greencastle to Rusk
  • Petroleum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Petroleum
    • From Greencastle to Petroleum
  • Dallison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
    • Dallison is located in Wood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dallison
    • From Greencastle to Dallison
  • Davisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Davisville is located in Wood County
  • Mineral Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Wood County
  • Deerwalk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwalk
    • Deerwalk is located in Wood County
  • Fountain Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
    • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • Rockport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
  • Polandale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polandale
    • Polandale is located in Wood County
  • Windy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallyho
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallyho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
    • Tallyho is located in Wood County
  • Oxbow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxbow
    • From Greencastle to Oxbow
  • Burning Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boreman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
    • Boreman is located in Wood County
  • Nutter Farm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
    • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Greencastle, 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.
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