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 Bowers Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowers Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowers Ferry listed first.
- Grayson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Stevens Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Austinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Glade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Shorts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Fosters Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
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- Fallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Cripple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
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- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
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- Hillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Barren Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grahams Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Carroll County
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- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
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- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Max Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kayoulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Speedwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
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 Bowers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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