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 Catawba had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Abbott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Looney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Sinking Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Hollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McDonalds Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
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- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poages Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Troutville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Airpoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Coyner Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Bennetts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Catawba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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