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 Rensford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rensford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rensford listed first.
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kanawha City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kanawha City is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is also located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Coco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coco is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- 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
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shrewsbury is also located in Kanawha County
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- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coalburg is also located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Bank is also located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- South Ruffner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Ruffner is also located in Kanawha County
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- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is also located in Kanawha County
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- Crown Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill is also located in Kanawha County
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- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winifrede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winifrede is also located in Kanawha County
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- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Branch is also located in Kanawha County
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- Kendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kendalia is also located in Kanawha County
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- Gazil ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gazil was located in Kanawha County
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- Mink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mink was located in Kanawha County
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- Handley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Handley is also located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Spangler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spangler is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Pond Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Aarons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons is also located in Kanawha County
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- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apgah was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Mound ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mound was located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Davis Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Davis Creek is also located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
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 Rensford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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