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 Glenvar Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Glenvar Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Glenvar Heights listed first.
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Bradshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Poages Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
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- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fagg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Bennetts Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Alleghany Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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- Naff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
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- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
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- Copper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
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- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
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- Looney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Looney is located in Craig County
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- Simmonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
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- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
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- Blacksburg
(14 miles [22.5 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 Glenvar Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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