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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shady Spring had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Spring, with the one closest to Shady Spring listed first.

  • Daniels
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Crow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Raleigh County
  • Pemberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pemberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
    • Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pemberton
    • From Shady Spring to Pemberton
  • Jumping Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
    • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <3>
  • Grandview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grandview
    • From Shady Spring to Grandview
  • Odd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
    • Odd is located in Raleigh County
  • Ellison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Summers County
  • Glade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Glade is located in Fayette County
  • Prosperity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quinnimont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Prince
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dunns
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
    • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brooks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Summers County
  • Lester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Egeria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
    • Egeria is located in Mercer County
  • True
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
    • True is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to True
    • From Shady Spring to True
  • Packs Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Sandstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Richmond ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McKendree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
    • McKendree is located in Fayette County
  • Mount Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pipestem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wiggins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Summers County
  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Claremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Fayette County

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Shady Spring, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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