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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Muddlety
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Persinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Delphi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Craigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <3>
- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
- Birch River is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <3>
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Strouds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Boggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Gilboa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Welch Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Zela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Herold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Ophelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Keslers Cross Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keslers Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Mount Nebo is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Nebo <3>
- Halo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Little Birch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Tipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Fowler Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
- Upperglade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Strange Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |