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 Vegan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vegan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vegan listed first.
- Sand Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Overhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overhill is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork was located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Tallmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kedron is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Swamp Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swamp Run is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Talbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Buckhannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampton is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Sago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers was located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Queens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queens is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Pecks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Run is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Hinkleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hinkleville is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmoth was located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Ruraldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruraldale is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cassity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Belington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorentz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lorentz is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorentz
- French Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is also located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
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 Vegan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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