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 in 1895, Decatur had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
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- Midvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Brownsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
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- Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
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- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
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- East Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- South River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
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- Vesuvius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steeles Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raphine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
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- Spottswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
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- Zack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oronoco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
- Montebello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lofton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Bells Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Valley is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Valley
- Murat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Willow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
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- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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