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 Skelton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Skelton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Skelton listed first.
- Prosperity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cirtsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Prince
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Matville is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Shady Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quinnimont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Mossy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Beury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beury is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beury
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dimmock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmock
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Skelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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