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 Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Belva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Pond Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spangler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Kanawha Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Gauley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Mount Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Deep Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Lizemores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Kendalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Ansted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Gaymont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Gazil ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gazil is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
- Albion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
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 Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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