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 Gala had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gala, with the one closest to Gala listed first.
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Haden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Low Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rapps Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Springwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Griffith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Collierstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown
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 Gala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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