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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 Trout in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Trout. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Trout listed first.

  • Friars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Friars Hill is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Leonard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonard is also located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Falling Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Falling Spring is also located in Greenbrier County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Loveridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveridge is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Frankford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Frankford is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Duo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Duo is also located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Hughart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughart is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Renicks Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Renicks Valley is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Alta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alta is also located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Richlands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Richlands is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Jacox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacox is located in Pocahontas County
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  • Clintonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clintonville is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Lile
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lile is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Rupert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rupert is also located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
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  • Meadow Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Bluff is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Locust
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
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  • Lobelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lobelia is located in Pocahontas County
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  • Dennis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Richwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Asbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg is also located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <2>
  • Sue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sue is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Alvon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvon is also located in Greenbrier County
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  • Leivasy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leivasy is located in Nicholas 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 Trout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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