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

  • Sattes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
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  • Scary
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Scary is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
  • Saint Albans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Poca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Raymond City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
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  • Tornado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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  • Spring Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
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  • Bancroft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Teays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth is located in Putnam County
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  • Mound ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound is located in Kanawha County
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  • Davis Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
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  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garretts Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
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  • Red House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Confidence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Confidence is located in Putnam County
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  • Pocatalico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
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  • Hurricane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sigman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sigman is located in Putnam County
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  • Paradise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Paradise is located in Putnam County
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  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in Putnam County
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  • Hugo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hugo is located in Putnam County
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  • Nye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nye is located in Putnam County
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  • South Ruffner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
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  • Legg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Legg is located in Kanawha County
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  • Culloden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Culloden is located in Cabell 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 Nitro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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