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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jupiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
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- Flat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Democrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
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- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Barnard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
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- Weaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
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- Rockview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
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- Canto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
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- Allegheny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Dillingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Paint Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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