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>
While we didn't find Lanham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lanham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lanham listed first.
- Rocky Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Poca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raymond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Pocatalico
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Scary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
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- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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- Mound ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
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- Sigman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
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- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Confidence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Davis Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
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- Mink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
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- Carney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
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- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Red House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goldtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtown
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 Lanham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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