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 Widen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Widen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Widen listed first.
- Wattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hookersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birch River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Gould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Persinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger
- Delphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Little Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Frametown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Craigsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strouds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
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 Widen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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