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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wellsburg had a population of 2,235 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wellsburg had a population of 2,497 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsburg, with the one closest to Wellsburg listed first.
- Lazearville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Georges Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salt Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Beech Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gould
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rush Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steubenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Short Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County
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- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Tiltonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Dunsfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- Pattersons Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Alikanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Wellsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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