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 Island Branch had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Island Branch, with the one closest to Island Branch listed first.
- Blundon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
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- Kettle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
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- Carney ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Cicerone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Aarons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
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- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
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- Legg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higby is located in Roane County
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- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
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- Walton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belgrove is located in Jackson County
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- Mink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
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- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
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- Countsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
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- Flatfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flatfork is located in Roane County
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- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Knob is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Knob
- Liberty
(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 Island Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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