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 Opal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Opal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Opal listed first.
- Hookersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Persinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
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- Strouds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- Boggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Gilboa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
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- Welch Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
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- Zela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
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- Herold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
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- Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
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- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Halo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Little Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Fowler Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
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- Upperglade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
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- Strange Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canfield is located in Braxton 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 Opal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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