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 Fort Chiswell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Chiswell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Chiswell listed first.
- Max Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grahams Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Walton Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fosters Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bertha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Wytheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barren Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kayoulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Petunia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Grubb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Sylvatus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Draper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cripple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stevens Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Kimberling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Fort Chiswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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