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

• Brooklyn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
• Ingram
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ingram is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
• Laurel Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
• Elmo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Pickaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Sutherlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
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• Barksdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Barksdale is located in Halifax County
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• Paces
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paces is located in Halifax County
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• Keeling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
• Peytonsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
• Kentuck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Shockoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Spring Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Delila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Delila is located in Halifax County
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• Turbeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turbeville is located in Halifax County
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• Rodden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodden is located in Halifax County
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• Ringgold
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Mountain Road
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
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• Meadville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadville is located in Halifax County
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• Riceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Milton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
• Cunningham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
• Alton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alton is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
• Leda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Leda is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
• Dry Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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