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 Sheltontown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sheltontown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sheltontown listed first.
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Round Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Peters Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dobyns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Laurel Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
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 Sheltontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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