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>
Mercers Saltworks itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mercers Saltworks, with the one closest to Mercers Saltworks listed first.
- Neponset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
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- Crumps Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
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- Warford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warford is located in Summers County
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- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
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- Indian Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
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- Cashmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
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- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
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- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Pipestem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
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- Peterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- True
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
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- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County
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- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
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- Ellison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
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- Dunns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
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- Packs Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
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- Oakvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Shumate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Narrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bargers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
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- Hilldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
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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 Mercers Saltworks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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