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>
Craigs Creek itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Craigs Creek, with the one closest to Craigs Creek listed first.
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
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- Abbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
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- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Potts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
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- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
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- Gunn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
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- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
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- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
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- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
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- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
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- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Sweet Chalybeate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
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- Sweet Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
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- Paint Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
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- Gala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
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- Hollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lithia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Haden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
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- Mallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany 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 Craigs Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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