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 Afton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Afton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Chesterfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
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- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Walthall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
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- Perdue ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
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- Meadowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
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- Varina Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
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- Holly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
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- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
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- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
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- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bon Air
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
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- Fort Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
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- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
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- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Pembroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
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- Shirley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
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- Otterdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
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- Winterpock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
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- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
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- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
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- Highland Springs
(13 miles [20.9 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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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