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 Jakes Run had a population of 6 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jakes Run, with the one closest to Jakes Run listed first.
- Mooresville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooresville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County
- Hagans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Worley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pentress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentress
- Pentress is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentress <4>
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hoodsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoodsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Holman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Miracle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miracle Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Arnettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnettsville
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Brave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Mount Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Spraggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fairchance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
- Fairchance is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <4>
- Wadestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- McClellan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rivesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivesville
- Rivesville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rivesville <4>
- Montana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Opekiska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lowsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Laurel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maidsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jollytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Jakes Run, 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |