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

  • Elizabeth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Zackville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zackville
    • Zackville is located in Wirt County
  • Lucile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Lucile is located in Wirt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lucile
    • From Palestine to Lucile
  • Peewee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burning Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Windy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McClain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
    • McClain is located in Jackson County
  • Leachtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Leachtown is located in Wood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leachtown
    • From Palestine to Leachtown
  • Slate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Evelyn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Wirt County
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
  • Garfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Garfield
    • From Palestine to Garfield
  • Seaman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
    • Seaman is located in Roane County
  • Reedy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Creston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wirt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Creston
    • From Palestine to Creston
  • Chesterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Wood County
  • Cisco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cisco
    • From Palestine to Cisco
  • Wiseburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiseburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg
    • Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
  • Munday
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
    • Munday is located in Wirt County
  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Wood County
  • Fountain Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
    • Fountain Spring is located in Wood County
  • LeRoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LeRoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
    • LeRoy is located in Jackson County
  • Liverpool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Roane County
  • Oxbow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxbow
    • From Palestine to Oxbow
  • Mineral Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rusk
    • From Palestine to Rusk
  • Lowdell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowdell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
    • Lowdell is located in Wood County

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Palestine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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