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 Blacksburg had a population of 875 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Blacksburg had a population of 44,074 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blacksburg, with the one closest to Blacksburg listed first.
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fagg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Vicker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Christiansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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- Houchins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
- East Radford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
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- Shawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDonalds Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
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- Belspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
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- Captain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Simmonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eggleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
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 Blacksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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