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 Gays in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gays. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
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- Orchid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
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- Locust Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
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- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
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- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
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- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
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- Mabelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
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- Dabneys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
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- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
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- Vigor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
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- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
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- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bumpass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
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- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gouldin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
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- Tylers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
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- Shannon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
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- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
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- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Bula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
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- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Goodall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Harris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
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 Gays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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