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 in 1895, Blue Ridge had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
- Nace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Coyner Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Bonsack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Montvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Troutville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Vinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblissburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Thaxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Hardy Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Robertsons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsons is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsons
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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