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 Independence had a population of 273 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- Newburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Austen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austen is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austen
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
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- West End
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Gladesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marquess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
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- Tunnelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessop is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessop
- Howesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howesville is located in Preston County
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- Halleck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Knottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Clinton Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Furnace is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Furnace
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
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- Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Etam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
- Snider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Samaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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