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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ararat had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ararat, with the one closest to Ararat listed first.
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ash Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pilot Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Copeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mount Airy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pinnacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dobson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Crutchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Poindexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- East Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Donnaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Cana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Round Peak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
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 Ararat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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