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 Blue Ridge Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Shores listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ellisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Green Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Trevilians
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Thornhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Lahore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Danton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Madison Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Waldrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Medlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mineral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
- Nasons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Bells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
- Granite Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Tatum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/
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 Blue Ridge Shores, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |