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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Dry Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Whittles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sonans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Shockoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Banister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Keeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pullens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Whitmell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Callands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Swansonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Toshes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pickaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Peytonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Mount Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |