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>
Lower Ferry itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Ferry, with the one closest to Lower Ferry listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gould
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steubenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lazearville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Alikanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- New Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Wellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brilliant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Wintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Eldersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Markle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Reeds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Rush Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Island Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Lower Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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