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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Princeton had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Princeton had a population of 5,599 people.

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

  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Mercer County
  • Ingleside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Mercer County
  • Spanishburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
    • Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
  • Ada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Mercer County
  • East River ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Mercer County
  • Lashmeet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Mercer County
  • Pinoak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinoak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinoak
    • Pinoak is located in Mercer County
  • Rocky Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Duhring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duhring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
    • Duhring is located in Mercer County
  • Bluefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Byron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Byron is located in Bland County (VA)
  • Elgood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flipping
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
    • Flipping is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flipping
    • From Princeton to Flipping
  • Freeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bramwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
    • Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
  • Clear Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
    • Clear Fork is located in Bland County (VA)
  • Willowton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
    • Willowton is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Willowton
    • From Princeton to Willowton
  • Coopers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Falls Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dunns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
    • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Coaldale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Coaldale is located in Mercer County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Princeton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Princeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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