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 Abilene in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Abilene. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Abilene listed first.
- County Line Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Briery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery
- Darlington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tredway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
- Keysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
- Hampden - Sydney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Drakes Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meherrin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Tuggle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pamplin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mossingford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hixburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
- Fort Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
- Plantersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Baileyville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Hurtsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saxe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Abilene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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