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, Kanawha Head had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kanawha Head, with the one closest to Kanawha Head listed first.
- Gaines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
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- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
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- Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
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- Holly Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
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- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
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- Boyd ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
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- Duffy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
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- Selbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
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- Hettie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Replete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pugh is located in Webster County
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- Hacker Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- French Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
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- Helvetia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Kanawha Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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