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 Sylvester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
- Jarrolds Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Van
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Peytona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winifrede
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Winifrede Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Shrewsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mossy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy
- Kincaid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Handley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Crown Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- East Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Danville
(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 Sylvester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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