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 Slab in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Slab. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Slab listed first.
- Berea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hazelgreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Goffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Burnt House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <3>
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Coxs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Nobe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <3>
- Toll Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pennsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
- Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <3>
- Cornwallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Conings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Duckworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
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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 Slab, 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. |