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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 Smithville had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Goffs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
    • Goffs is located in Ritchie County
  • Hartley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Ritchie County
  • Freed
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
    • Freed is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freed
    • From Smithville to Freed
  • Cantwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazelgreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Cokeleys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokeleys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
    • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cokeleys
    • From Smithville to Cokeleys
  • Big Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Nobe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobe
    • Nobe is located in Calhoun County
  • Burnt House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oxbow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxbow
    • From Smithville to Oxbow
  • Munday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
    • Munday is located in Wirt County
  • Bigbend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigbend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend
    • Bigbend is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bigbend
    • From Smithville to Bigbend
  • Lawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
    • Lawford is located in Ritchie County
  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • White Pine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
    • White Pine is located in Calhoun County
  • Berea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berea
    • From Smithville to Berea
  • Harrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Grantsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tanner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Tanner is located in Gilmer County
  • Rusk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rusk
    • From Smithville to Rusk
  • Cisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cisco
    • From Smithville to Cisco
  • Cornwallis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
    • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cornwallis
    • From Smithville to Cornwallis
  • Henrietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
  • Newberne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pullman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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




 

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