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 Dickinson Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dickinson Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dickinson Ferry listed first.
- Stevens Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Carsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Wolf Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Peach Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
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- Ennice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edmonds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Pipers Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Drenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Cripple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
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- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
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- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Walton Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Comers Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
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 Dickinson Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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