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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>

While we didn't find Spread in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spread. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spread listed first.

  • Gould
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gould is located in Clay County
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  • Valley Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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  • Harrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harrison is located in Clay County
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  • Ira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
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  • Procious
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Procious is located in Clay County
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  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton is located in Roane County
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  • Pigeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
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  • Strange Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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  • Oka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oka is located in Calhoun County
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  • Stinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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  • Wattsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wattsville is located in Clay County
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  • Elmira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
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  • Lydia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lydia is located in Clay County
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  • Amma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amma is located in Roane County
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  • Lizemores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lizemores is located in Clay County
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  • Apgah ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Apgah is located in Kanawha County
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  • Clio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clio is located in Roane County
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  • Osbornes Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
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  • Herold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
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  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
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  • Kester ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kester is located in Roane County
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  • Minnora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Minnora is located in Calhoun County
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  • Wellford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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  • Gazil ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gazil is located in Kanawha County
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  • Zela
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zela is located in Nicholas County
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  • Gilboa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
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  • Enon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon is located in Nicholas County
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  • Twistville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twistville is located in Braxton County
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  • Frametown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
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  • Clendenin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Spread, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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