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 Afton had a population of 292 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Afton, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Onan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dooms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Lyndhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ladd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Sherando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crozet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lodebar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Fishersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nellysford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barterbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Stuarts Draft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Annex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Covesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harriston is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
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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