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Around Allens Creek ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Allens Creek, with the nearest first.

  • Gladstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bent Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • Beckham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
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  • Buffalo Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
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  • Walkers Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
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  • Norwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in Nelson County
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  • New Glasgow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
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  • Arrington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Colleen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Colleen is located in Nelson County
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    • Sweet Briar Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
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    • Coolwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
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    • Monitor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
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    • Shipman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
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    • Appomattox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

For more communities neighboring Allens Creek, please visit our County-by-County Page for Allens Creek.

Nelson County ...

Allens Creek is located in Nelson County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allens Creek ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allens Creek.

Airports Near Allens Creek ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Allens Creek and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Allens Creek.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Allens Creek), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.