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 Dayton had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dayton had a population of 1,642 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Enterprise
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Hinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
- Mount Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottobine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massanetta Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sangerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
- Keezletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Weyers Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goods Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rawley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rawley Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawley Springs
- Mount Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Singers Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Dayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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