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 Ward in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ward. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Crown Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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- Handley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Shrewsbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
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- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Pond Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
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- Winifrede Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
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- Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Kendalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
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- Mount Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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- Winifrede
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
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- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Belva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
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- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Gazil ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gazil is located in Kanawha County
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- Odell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
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- Coco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
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- Gauley Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
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 Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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