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

  • Kyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Algoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Algoma is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Powhatan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Powhatan is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Elkhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ennis is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Switchback
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Switchback is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
  • Maybeury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Baileysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Iaeger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Bradshaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newfound
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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  • Rock View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
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  • Coaldale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sun Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bearwallow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in Wyoming County
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  • Shraders
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pocahontas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coopers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bramwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saulsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
  • Jesse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
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  • North Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Spring is located in Wyoming 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 Welch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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