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 Ruffin had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruffin, with the one closest to Ruffin listed first.
- Lawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Blackwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Allison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Buford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
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- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
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- Purley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Gatewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelors Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yanceyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wentworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Brosville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aiken Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Ruffin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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