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 Central Area in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Central Area. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Central Area listed first.
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
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- Spray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
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- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Aiken Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
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- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
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- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
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- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
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- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
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- Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Ruffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Brosville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
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- Beaver Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
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- Vandola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Bachelors Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Horse Pasture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
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- Leatherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
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- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
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- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sandy River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
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 Central Area, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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