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 Saxon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saxon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saxon listed first.
- Redbird
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Matville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Crany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - McGraws
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Cirtsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Saulsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Prosperity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jesse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pemberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Oceana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <4>
- Newfound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Jarrolds Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Bald Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Rock View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Mossy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Decota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <4>
- Bandytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
- Daniels
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <4>
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha 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 Saxon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |