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 Blacksburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blacksburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blacksburg listed first.
- Cornwall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
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- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
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- Midvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- South River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
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- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
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- Marlbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
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- East Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oronoco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
- Irish Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
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- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
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- Brownsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Steeles Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raphine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Forks of Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
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- Montebello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Spottswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Zack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
- Murat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
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- Lofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
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- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
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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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