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 Gretna in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gretna. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Galveston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonans
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brutus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Toshes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Pullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Glenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Hill Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Weal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Shockoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Straightstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Peytonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Lynch Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Gretna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |