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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 Arkton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Arkton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Arkton listed first.

  • Tenth Legion
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
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  • Mauzy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
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  • Oakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
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  • Lacey Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
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  • Mayland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
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  • Grove Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hill is located in Page County
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  • New Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Market Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Market Station is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Timberville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Broadway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
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  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
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  • Shenandoah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingham is located in Page County
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  • Honeyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Honeyville is located in Page County
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  • Alma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alma is located in Page County
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  • Linville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
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  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Verbena is located in Page County
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  • Quicksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Edom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
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  • Leaksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leaksville is located in Page County
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  • Cootes Store
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
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  • Cherry Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
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  • Forestville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
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  • Stanley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Arkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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