RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Fauquier County >> Ada >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Virginia

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia





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 Ada in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ada. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ada listed first.

  • Vernon Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
    • Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hume
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <3>
  • Delaplane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orlean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rectortown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rectortown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectortown
    • Rectortown is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rectortown <3>
  • Markham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cliff Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
    • Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
  • Kerfoot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
    • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kerfoot
    • From Ada to Kerfoot
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waterloo
    • From Ada to Waterloo
  • Zulla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
  • Warrenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Halfway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Halfway
    • From Ada to Halfway
  • Upperville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperville
    • Upperville is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upperville <3>
  • Flint Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint Hill <3>
  • New Baltimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • New Baltimore is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <3>
  • Broad Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Happy Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Paris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Amissville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Welbourne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
    • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Welbourne
    • From Ada to Welbourne
  • Jeffersonton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Meetze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meetze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
    • Meetze is located in Fauquier County
  • Buckland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
    • Buckland is located in Prince William County
  • Waterfall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
    • Waterfall is located in Prince William County
  • Landmark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Landmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Landmark
    • From Ada to Landmark
  • Middleburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Ada, 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.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025