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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Packs Ferry had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Packs Ferry, with the one closest to Packs Ferry listed first.

• True
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • True is also located in Summers County
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• Wiggins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wiggins is also located in Summers County
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• Hinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hinton is also located in Summers County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
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• Buck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buck is also located in Summers County
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• Jumping Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jumping Branch is also located in Summers County
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• Ellison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellison is also located in Summers County
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• Hilldale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hilldale is also located in Summers County
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• Pipestem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pipestem is also located in Summers County
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• Warford ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Warford was located in Summers County
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• Brooks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brooks is also located in Summers County
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• Forest Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill is also located in Summers County
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• Bargers Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bargers Springs is also located in Summers County
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• Crumps Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crumps Bottom is also located in Summers County
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• Indian Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Mills is also located in Summers County
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• Talcott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Talcott is also located in Summers County
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• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lowell is also located in Summers County
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• Sandstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sandstone is also located in Summers County
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• Dunns
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunns is located in Mercer County
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• Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mercers Saltworks was located in Summers County
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• New Richmond ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Richmond was located in Summers County
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• Flat Top
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
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• Neponset
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Neponset is also located in Summers County
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• Wayside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wayside is located in Monroe County
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• Riffe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Riffe is also located in Summers County
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• Clayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton is also located in Summers County
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