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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Carbon had a population of 3,432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carbon, with the one closest to Mount Carbon listed first.
- Deep Water
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Handley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Gauley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Kincaid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
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- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Gaymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spangler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Coalburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
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 Mount Carbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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