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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>

While we didn't find Chester Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chester Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chester Gap listed first.

  • Happy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Browntown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
    • Browntown is located in Warren County
  • Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
  • Front Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint Hill <3>
  • Front Royal Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
    • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Hume
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <3>
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Limeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Markham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Buckton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
    • Buckton is located in Warren County
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vernon Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
    • Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
  • Milldale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Milldale is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milldale
    • From Chester Gap to Milldale
  • Ashby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashby
    • From Chester Gap to Ashby
  • Success
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Success is located in Warren County
  • Orlean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reliance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterlick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
    • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Nineveh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
    • Nineveh is located in Warren County
  • Rediviva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rediviva
    • From Chester Gap to Rediviva
  • Delaplane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dilbeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
    • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dilbeck
    • From Chester Gap to Dilbeck

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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 Chester Gap, 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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