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 Fort Defiance had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Defiance, with the one closest to Fort Defiance listed first.
- Mount Sidney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Verona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Roman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
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- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Weyers Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Harriston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harriston is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
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- Sampson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
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- North River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Mount Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Parnassus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Brand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Fishersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friedens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friedens is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Mount Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Defiance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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