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 Ruthdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruthdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruthdale listed first.
- Davis Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
- Spring Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- South Ruffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Sattes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Tornado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Scary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Garretts Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Poca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mink ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Peytona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Winifrede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Raymond City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Pocatalico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Legg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Griffithsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Foster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Shrewsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Jarrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Aarons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Sissonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Ruthdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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