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>
Middle Fork itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 252 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Fork, with the one closest to Middle Fork listed first.
- Kedron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Sand Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Queens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Talbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Overhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tallmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmansville
- Tallmansville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmansville <4>
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cassity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Swamp Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Buckhannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
- Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <4>
- Hinkleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Huff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Belington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
- Belington is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <4>
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Palace Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Pecks Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - French Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- French Creek is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Creek <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Middle Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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