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 Melissa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melissa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melissa listed first.
- Barboursville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Proctorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Sarah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradrick is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradrick
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Bartramville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bartramville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartramville
- Lesage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Athalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sybene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Gilkerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkerson
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
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 Melissa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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