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 Ruraldale had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruraldale, with the one closest to Ruraldale listed first.
- Pecks Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
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- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
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- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lorentz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorentz is located in Upshur County
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- Buckhannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Romines Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
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- Overfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
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- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
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- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Swamp Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Elk City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Horner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horner is located in Lewis County
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- Craigmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
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- Hinkleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
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- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
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- Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Lost Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jane Lew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Quiet Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
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- Tallmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Philippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Ruraldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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