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)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Goffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goffs is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
- Lawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt House
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Cokeleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coxs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coxs Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Mills
- Nobe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nobe is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tanner is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toll Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pennsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornwallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Conings
(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)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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. |
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