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 Greenfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Greenfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.

• Chalk Level
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chalk Level is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Ray
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ray is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Sonans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonans is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Mount Airy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Airy is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Galveston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Galveston is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Glenland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenland is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Brutus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brutus is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Whittles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whittles is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Whittles has also been known as:
  • Whittle's Depot
  • Whittle's Station
• Riceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Shockoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shockoe is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Level Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Level Run is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Hill Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hill Grove is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Motley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Motley is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Straightstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Straightstone is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Chatham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatham is also located in Pittsylvania County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Spring Garden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spring Garden is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Peytonsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Peytonsburg is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Cody
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cody is located in Halifax County
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• Brights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brights is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pittsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pittsville is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Leda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leda is located in Halifax County
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• Toshes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Toshes is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pullens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pullens is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Weal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Weal is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Pickaway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickaway is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Cedar Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Forest is also located in Pittsylvania County
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• Perrows
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Perrows is located in Campbell County
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