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 Townsville had a population of 66 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Townsville, with the one closest to Townsville listed first.
- Woodworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Bullock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Bullock is located in Granville County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <3>
- Keats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Soudan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Stovall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
- Cusco Willa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cusco Willa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cusco Willa
- From Townsville to Cusco Willa
- Brookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Manson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Manson is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manson
- From Townsville to Manson
- Dabney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dabney
- From Townsville to Dabney
- Greystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Huntsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henderson
- From Townsville to Henderson
- Finchley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Finchley
- From Townsville to Finchley
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Palmer Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmer Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palmer Springs
- From Townsville to Palmer Springs
- Boydton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
- Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Jeffress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jeffress
- From Townsville to Jeffress
- Antlers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Buffalo Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Averett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Averett
- From Townsville to Averett
- Skipwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skipwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Skipwith
- From Townsville to Skipwith
- Wise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Townsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |