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 Wyndal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wyndal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wyndal listed first.
- Belva
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Gauley Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gauley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Kanawha Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Ansted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Mount Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Deep Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Water
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Hawks Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaymont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaymont
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Albion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lizemores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lizemores is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizemores
- Spangler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mountain Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Leander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Handley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
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 Wyndal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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