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 in 1895, Kalamazoo had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kalamazoo, with the one closest to Kalamazoo listed first.
- Meadowville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Vannoys Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vannoys Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vannoys Mill
- From Kalamazoo to Vannoys Mill
- Kirt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Nestorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nestorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestorville
- Nestorville is located in Barbour County
- Flora ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Huffman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Valley Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Furnace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Furnace
- From Kalamazoo to Valley Furnace
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhoun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Calhoun
- From Kalamazoo to Calhoun
- Texas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kasson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kasson
- From Kalamazoo to Kasson
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arden
- From Kalamazoo to Arden
- Philippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Philippi is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Philippi
- From Kalamazoo to Philippi
- Belington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
- Belington is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belington
- From Kalamazoo to Belington
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montrose
- From Kalamazoo to Montrose
- Clemtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clemtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clemtown
- From Kalamazoo to Clemtown
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant Creek
- From Kalamazoo to Pleasant Creek
- Kerens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Auvil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sinclair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Elk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Swamp Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swamp Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swamp Run
- From Kalamazoo to Swamp Run
- Whyte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whyte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whyte
- From Kalamazoo to Whyte
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Marquess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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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 Kalamazoo, 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. |