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 Briar Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Briar Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Briar Ridge listed first.
- Poages Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Cave Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Naff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Airpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Bent Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Copper Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Junta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
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- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
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- Elliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
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- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
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- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
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- Hardy Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
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- Bonsack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
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- Bradshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Shawsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Catawba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Coyner Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Briar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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