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 Burkeston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burkeston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burkeston listed first.
- Salt Petre Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Eagle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchanan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Lithia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
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- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
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- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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- Rapps Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Strom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
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- Glen Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
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- Nace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Gilmore Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Rich Patch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Iron Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
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 Burkeston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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