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 Wills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills listed first.
- Jarrett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Aarons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mink ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mink is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
- Blundon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blundon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundon
- Coco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Clendenin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kettle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Carney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Sissonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pocatalico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pocatalico is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatalico
- Wellford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Gazil ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gazil is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazil
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Osbornes Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornes Mills
- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mound ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Kendalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kendalia is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendalia
- Ryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Rocky Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
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 Wills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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