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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 Blacksburg had a population of 1,245 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blacksburg had a population of 1,880 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blacksburg, with the one closest to Blacksburg listed first.

  • Kings Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Earl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Smyrna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Durbro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sharon
    • From Blacksburg to Sharon
  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Nicholsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Hickory Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in York County
  • Kings Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zadok ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zadok have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Zadok is located in York County
  • Hopewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hopewell
    • From Blacksburg to Hopewell
  • Fancy ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
    • Fancy is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Stubbs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stubbs
    • From Blacksburg to Stubbs
  • Byersville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Sharon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Filbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lattimore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
    • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Hoodtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoodtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
    • Hoodtown is located in York County
  • Clover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cowpens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bessemer City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Perry
    • From Blacksburg to Perry
  • Waco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 Blacksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.




 

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