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 Bland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bland listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Hicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kimberling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Effna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Grapefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Clear Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Rocky Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Wytheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Brook is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Petunia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burkes Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ceres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Grubb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Shawver Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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