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 Grays in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grays. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grays listed first.
- Clinch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
- Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- McConnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Fort Blackmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nickelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Duncan Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Mill
- Point Truth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
- Tacoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rye Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Gate City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Scott County
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- Fugates Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugates Hill
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Virginia City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Grays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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