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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grottoes had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Grottoes had a population of 2,864 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
- Port Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harriston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harriston is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Lynnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Goods Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weyers Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sampson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friedens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Almond ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almond was located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Montevideo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Defiance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peach Grove was located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- McGaheysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Madrid is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Keezletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Roman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roman is also located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
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 Grottoes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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