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

  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ellett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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  • Blacksburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cambria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cambria is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Vicker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vicker is located in Montgomery County
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  • Christiansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Houchins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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  • Fagg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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  • Prices Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
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  • Bennetts Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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  • East Radford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Radford is located in Montgomery County
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  • Shawsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Giles County
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  • Riner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alleghany Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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  • Elliston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Childress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
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  • Pilot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McDonalds Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
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  • Huffman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Huffman is located in Craig County
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  • Maybrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maybrook is located in Giles County
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  • Belspring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belspring is located in Pulaski County
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  • Huffville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huffville is located in Floyd County
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  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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  • Goodwins Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
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  • Dry Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
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  • Churchwood ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
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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 Farmview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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