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 Robson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Robson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Robson listed first.
- Deep Water
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Kanawha Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Mount Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Kincaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Beckwith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Gauley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Powellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Hawks Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
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- Handley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Mountain Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
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 Robson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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