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 Dan River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dan River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dan River listed first.
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wentworth
(5 miles [8 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
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Aiken Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Lawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Brosville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Ellisboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Benaja
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Vandola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Horse Pasture
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
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 Dan River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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