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 Westerman in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westerman. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westerman listed first.
- Thornton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Irontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
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- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
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- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
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- West Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Marquess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
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- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Cecil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
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- Fellowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
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- Neel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
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- Brittain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Austen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austen is located in Preston County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Sinclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair is located in Preston County
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- West End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Preston County
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- Halleck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
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- Gladesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
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- Valley Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
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- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
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- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion 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 Westerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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