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 De Busk Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of De Busk Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to De Busk Mill listed first.
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Lodi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Glade Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
- Glade Spring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <3>
- Loves Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Emory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Emory is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <3>
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadowview <3>
- Chilhowie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
- Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <3>
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <3>
- Shortsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Saltville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
- Saltville is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Green Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Laurel Bloomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Bloomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bloomery
- Laurel Bloomery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Bloomery <3>
- Whitetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetop
- Whitetop is located in Grayson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitetop <3>
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longhollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Broadford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Rockdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Brumley Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 De Busk Mill, 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. |