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

  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Copen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Copen is located in Braxton County
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  • Stouts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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  • Sand Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Truebada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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  • Bennett ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennett is located in Gilmer County
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  • Hope ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hope is located in Braxton County
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  • Hyers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hyers is located in Braxton County
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  • Cutlips
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutlips is located in Braxton County
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  • Ellis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis is located in Gilmer County
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  • Normantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • German ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • German is located in Braxton County
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  • Progress ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Progress is located in Braxton County
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  • Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chapel is located in Braxton County
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  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alice is located in Gilmer County
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  • De Kalb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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  • Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Home is located in Braxton County
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  • Lloydsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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  • Rollyson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Gilmer County
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  • Tanner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanner is located in Gilmer County
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  • Stumptown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
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  • Heaters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aspinall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Aspinall is located in Lewis 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 Moss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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