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 Mount Airy had a population of 1,768 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Airy had a population of 10,175 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Airy, with the one closest to Mount Airy listed first.
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
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- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
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- Ash Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fancy Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Francisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
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- Nester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pinnacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
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- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Mount Airy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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