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 Port Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Port Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Port Amherst listed first.
- Malden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kanawha City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kanawha City is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- South Ruffner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Ruffner is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winifrede Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winifrede Junction is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Winifrede
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winifrede is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Shrewsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Coalburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalburg is also located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Bank is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Mink ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mink was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Davis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Davis Creek is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Coco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coco is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Jarrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Mound ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Crown Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill is also located in Kanawha County
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- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Legg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Legg is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Peytona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Pocatalico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Handley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handley is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Kendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kendalia is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Gazil ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gazil was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
- Rocky Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
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 Port Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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