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 Buchanan had a population of 802 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Buchanan had a population of 1,182 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buchanan, with the one closest to Buchanan listed first.
- Dillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
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- Munford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
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- Arcadia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
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- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
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- Nace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
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- Gilmore Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Natural Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rapps Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peaksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
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- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
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- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thaxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
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- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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