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 in 1895, Atkins had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atkins, with the one closest to Atkins listed first.
- Groseclose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Rural Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chatham Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trout Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asberrys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ceres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Flat Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Comers Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Tannersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chilhowie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grubb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Loves Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Effna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Burkes Garden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Atkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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