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 Drakes Branch had a population of 238 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Drakes Branch had a population of 492 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drakes Branch, with the one closest to Drakes Branch listed first.
- Mossingford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
- Saxe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ontario is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Keysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
- Wylliesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Finneywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Briery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery
- County Line Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rough Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Rehoboth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Baileyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Abell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Chase City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Terryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
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 Drakes Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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