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, Dillon had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dillon, with the one closest to Dillon listed first.
- Arcadia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Munford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Springwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Gilmore Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
- Salt Petre Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Reba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Natural Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Rapps Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Peaksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Montvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Balcony Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- Eagle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Thaxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
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 Dillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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