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 Alto in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alto. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alto listed first.
- Oronoco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
- Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Irish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Marlbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forks of Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montebello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandidges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gidsville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
- Lowesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Timber Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steeles Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raphine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brownsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massies Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Spottswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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