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 Laurel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Talbott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
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- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Belington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Swamp Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Sand Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
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- Elkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leadsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Kedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Gilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Whyte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Flora ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flora is located in Barbour County
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- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Cassity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Tallmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Queens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
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- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
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- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
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- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Meadowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Vannoys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
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 Laurel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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