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 Tesla in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tesla. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tesla listed first.
- Little Birch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
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- Sutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Bakers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
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- Little Otter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
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- Twistville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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- Birch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Braxton County
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- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frametown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
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- Lloydsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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- Strange Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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- Boggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Caress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caress is located in Braxton County
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- Corley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
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- Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Home is located in Braxton County
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- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Heaters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cutlips
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cutlips is located in Braxton County
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- Halo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Diana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Diana is located in Webster County
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- German ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- German is located in Braxton County
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- Milroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
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- Rollyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
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- Progress ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Braxton 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 Tesla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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