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 Sparta had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sparta had a population of 1,723 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sparta, with the one closest to Sparta listed first.
- Whitehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
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- Edwards Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
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- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Amelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Peach Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
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- Cherry Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
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- Ennice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Furches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
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- Joynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
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- Piney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
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- Bridle Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
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- Topia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
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- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Transou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
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- Traphill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Devotion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County (VA)
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- Ore Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Dockery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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