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 Independence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Independence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Lizemores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Belva
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Pond Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Kendalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Gazil ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gazil is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
- Gauley Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Albion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
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- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Apgah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
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- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Kanawha Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
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- Gauley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
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- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
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- Leander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
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- Zela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
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- Procious
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Handley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Mount Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Deep Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Hawks Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Gilboa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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