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 Richwood had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richwood had a population of 1,842 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richwood, with the one closest to Richwood listed first.
- Lile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
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- Leivasy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leivasy is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ophelia is located in Nicholas County
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- Duo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duo is located in Greenbrier County
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- Hominy Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hominy Falls is located in Nicholas County
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- Strouds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard is located in Greenbrier County
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- Welch Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
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- Loveridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
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- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
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- Upperglade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
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- Persinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
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- Lobelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
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- Halo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Friars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
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- Jacox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
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- Fowler Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
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- Nutterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nutterville is located in Greenbrier County
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- Boggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Renicks Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
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- Mount Nebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pool
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pool is located in Nicholas County
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- Falling Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Webster County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Hookersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas 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 Richwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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