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

Dry Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
Goodwins Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
Eggleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggleston
- Eggleston is located in Giles County
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Trigg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Trigg is located in Giles County
Churchwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
Belspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
Bane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Bane is located in Giles County
Staffordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
Wabash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Giles County
Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
Poplar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
Ripplemead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripplemead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
Maybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
Prospectdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospectdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
Pearisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <3>
Kimballton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimballton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Kimballton is located in Giles County
New River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- New River is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New River <3>
East Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
Prices Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Newport is located in Giles County
Thessalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thessalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
Vicker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Bear Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.