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 Acorn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acorn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acorn listed first.
- Volens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Nathalie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathalie
- Nathalie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathalie <3>
- Republican Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Loftis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Clarkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Martins Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Stovall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Alchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lennig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Brookneal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
- Brookneal is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <3>
- Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Terryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
- Crystal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Cedar Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Meadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Aspenwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Straightstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straightstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Naruna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Rodden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Abell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Clays Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Baileyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
- Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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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 Acorn, 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. |