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

  • Maxwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maxwell is located in Pleasants County
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  • Finch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Finch is located in Ritchie County
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  • League
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • League is located in Ritchie County
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  • Briggs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Briggs is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Adlai
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Adlai is located in Pleasants County
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  • Calcutta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Calcutta is located in Pleasants County
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  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Ritchie County
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  • Union Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
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  • Ellenboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • DeLong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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  • Twiggs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Twiggs is located in Pleasants County
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  • Sugar Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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  • Saint Marys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Vaucluse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaucluse is located in Pleasants County
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  • Schultz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
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  • Raven Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
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  • Spring Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Run is located in Pleasants County
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  • Cornwallis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
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  • Wade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Algeria ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Algeria is located in Pleasants County
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  • Murphy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Borland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Borland is located in Pleasants County
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  • Nutter Farm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
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  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pennsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Meadville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadville is located in Tyler County
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  • Wasp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wasp is located in Pleasants County
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  • Newell Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
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  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Pleasants County
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  • Horseneck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Horseneck is located in Pleasants 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 Wiley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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