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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 Livingston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Livingston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Livingston listed first.

  • Handley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Handley is located in Kanawha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Crown Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
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  • Dry Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coalburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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  • Shrewsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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  • Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle is located in Fayette County
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  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crescent is located in Fayette County
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  • Powellton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Powellton is located in Fayette County
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  • Mount Carbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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  • Winifrede Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
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  • Acme
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Acme is located in Kanawha County
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  • Deep Water
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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  • Winifrede
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
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  • Decota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Decota is located in Kanawha County
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  • Kincaid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kincaid is located in Fayette County
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  • Kanawha Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
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  • Pond Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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  • Gauley Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spangler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spangler is located in Kanawha County
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  • Comfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gauley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gauley is located in Fayette County
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  • Belva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belva is located in Fayette County
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  • Malden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Livingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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