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 Roanoke Rapids in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roanoke Rapids. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roanoke Rapids listed first.
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gumberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Barley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barley is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aurelian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
- Brink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brink is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Ruggles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Seaboard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Skippers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valentines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Ante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heathsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Airlie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elams is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Tillery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Margarettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
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 Roanoke Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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