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 Nellis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nellis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nellis listed first.
- Peytona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Van
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winifrede Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Davis Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Hewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tornado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Malden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- South Ruffner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garretts Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Bandytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dry Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Mound ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Spurlockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
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 Nellis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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