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 Smithers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smithers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smithers listed first.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Montgomery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Carbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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- Handley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Deep Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Powellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Kanawha Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
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- Gauley Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
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- Gauley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Belva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
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- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Pond Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Spangler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
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- East Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Coalburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Kincaid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
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- Beckwith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
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- Shrewsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kendalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winifrede Junction 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 Smithers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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