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 Turtletown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Turtletown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Turtletown listed first.
- Hewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Chapmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <2>
- Van
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Boone County
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Spurlockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlockville
- Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
- Bandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Peytona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Griffithsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffithsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithsville
- Griffithsville is located in Lincoln County
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
- Jenks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Fourteen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Jarrolds Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrolds Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Sweetland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Man
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- Myra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Garretts Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Winifrede
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Hamlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <2>
- Cove Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne 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 Turtletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |