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 Gainesville had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gainesville, with the one closest to Gainesville listed first.
- Haymarket
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wellington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Buckland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Catharpin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Sudley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nokesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Manassas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brentsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Limstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
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- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- The Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Buckhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Casanova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Chantilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
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 Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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