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