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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 Chatham had a population of 757 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chatham had a population of 1,413 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chatham, with the one closest to Chatham listed first.

  • Weal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Dry Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whittles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
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    • Whittles has also been known as:
    • Whittle's Depot
    • Whittle's Station
  • Spring Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Sonans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Shockoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Galveston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Banister
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pleasant Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Keeling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Chalk Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Ray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pullens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whitmell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Callands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Callands is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Swansonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pittsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Toshes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Worlds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Kentuck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Pickaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Peytonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Museville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Vance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Mount Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Riceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Grady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
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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 Chatham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.