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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 New Home in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Home. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Home listed first.

  • Devotion
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Devotion is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
  • Cherry Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
  • Ladonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladonia is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
  • Low Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Edmonds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Ennice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Joynes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Joynes is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
  • Traphill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Austin is located in Wilkes County
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  • State Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Round Peak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Peak is located in Surry County
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  • Edwards Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
  • Lomax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lomax is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
  • Benham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Benham is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
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  • Dockery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dockery is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Elkin Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
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  • Dobson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
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  • Peach Bottom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
  • Whitehead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
  • Elkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lambsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rusk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rusk is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Drenn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
  • Pipers Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap

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 New Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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