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 Wilsontown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilsontown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilsontown listed first.
- Rock Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arlington is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
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- Frenchton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kanawha Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gaines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gaines is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Upshur County
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- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Upshur County
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- French Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Upshur County
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- Duffy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Wildcat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Wildcat is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wildcat
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selbyville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
- Walkersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
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- Hettie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hettie is located in Braxton County
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- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia is located in Lewis County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mayton is located in Webster County
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- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Lewis 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 Wilsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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