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 Racket in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Racket. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Racket listed first.
- Lawford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
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- Newberne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Burnt House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
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- Hazelgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
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- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
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- Coxs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
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- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Nobe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
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- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Goffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
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- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
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- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
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- White Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Pine is located in Calhoun County
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- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
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- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
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- Pullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
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- Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leopold is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
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- Hartley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Ritchie County
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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 Racket, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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