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 Clifton Forge had a population of 1,792 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clifton Forge had a population of 3,444 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton Forge, with the one closest to Clifton Forge listed first.
- Selma
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Iron Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Longdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Rich Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
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- Strom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crane is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Callison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Collierstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown
- Callaghan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Rapps Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- California is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
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 Clifton Forge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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