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, Devotion had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Devotion, with the one closest to Devotion listed first.
- Ladonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Cherry Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- State Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Edmonds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- Benham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Ennice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Dockery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Elkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Whitehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Ronda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Devotion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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