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 Peterson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peterson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peterson listed first.
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis County
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- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Lewis County
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- Roanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
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- Aspinall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspinall is located in Lewis County
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- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
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- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bealls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bealls Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Bulltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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- Vandalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
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- Alkires Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
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- Hyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hyers is located in Braxton County
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- Falls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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- Hettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
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- Duffy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
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- Boyd ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
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- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Frenchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Copen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Copen is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Gilmer County
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- Stouts Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Corley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
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- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
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- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Horner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Sand Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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