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 Eldon Knolls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Eldon Knolls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Eldon Knolls listed first.

• Chatham
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Whittles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Sonans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Weal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Dry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Spring Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Galveston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Shockoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Ray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Chalk Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Banister
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pleasant Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Keeling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pullens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pittsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pickaway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Peytonsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Toshes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Worlds
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Callands
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Callands is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Swansonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Whitmell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Kentuck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Riceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Mount Airy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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• Museville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
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