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 Flat Ridge had a population of 14 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Ridge, with the one closest to Flat Ridge listed first.
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Comers Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groseclose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose
- Crumpler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adwolf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Flat Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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