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 Parkersburg had a population of 8,408 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Parkersburg had a population of 29,009 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newport is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Belpre
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Boreman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Dombey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dombey is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dombey
- Davisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davisville is located in Wood County
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- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Wood County
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- Constitution
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Constitution is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Dunham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunham is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
- Porterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Eli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Polandale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polandale
- Mineral Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallyho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tallyho is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Veto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Veto is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Little Hocking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Parkersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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