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 Buffalo Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Buffalo Bend listed first.

• Zollman ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Zollman was located in Rockbridge County
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• Buffalo Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Forge is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Fancy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fancy Hill is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Murat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murat is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Longwood ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longwood was located in Rockbridge County
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• Glasgow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow is also located in Rockbridge County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
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• East Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lexington is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Balcony Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Balcony Falls is also located in Rockbridge County
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• South River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South River is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Oakdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Natural Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Natural Bridge is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Collierstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Collierstown is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Gilmore Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilmore Mills is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Snowden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Snowden is located in Amherst County
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• Riverside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Rapps Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rapps Mill is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Cornwall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornwall is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Alpine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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• Denmark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Denmark is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Timber Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber Ridge is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Rocky Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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• Major
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Major is located in Bedford County
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• Willow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Willow is located in Amherst County
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• Oronoco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oronoco is located in Amherst County
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• Forks of Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
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• Midvale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Midvale is also located in Rockbridge County
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• Decatur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur is also located in Rockbridge County
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