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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 Sandhill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sandhill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sandhill listed first.

  • Nutter Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
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  • Borland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Borland is located in Pleasants County
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  • Deerwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Deerwalk is located in Wood County
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  • Horseneck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
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  • Eaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eaton is located in Wood County
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  • Petroleum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
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  • Schultz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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  • Cluster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cluster is located in Pleasants County
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  • Rusk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dallison is located in Wood County
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  • Willow Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
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  • Cornwallis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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  • Calcutta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Calcutta is located in Pleasants County
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  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Wood County
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  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport is located in Wirt County
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  • Cisco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
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  • Lower Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly is located in Wood County
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  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Pleasants County
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  • Newell Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Yankeeburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • League
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • League is located in Ritchie County
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  • Maxwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Pleasants County
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  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Vaucluse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County
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  • Tallyho
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tallyho is located in Wood 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 Sandhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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