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

  • Dry Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
  • Redbird
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbird is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Jarrolds Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
  • Clear Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Bald Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crany is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crany
  • Matville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Matville is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
  • Bandytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Decota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Decota is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
  • Acme
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cirtsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
  • McGraws
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McGraws is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraws
  • Lester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Roseville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mossy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mossy is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
  • Van
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jesse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
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  • Gordon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saulsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
  • Prosperity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nelson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kincaid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kincaid is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
  • Rock View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Newfound
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newfound is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
  • Pemberton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Naoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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