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 Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Coolwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tye River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Sandidges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Gidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gidsville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
- Walkers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lowesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salt Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Roseland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forks of Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bent Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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