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

  • Massanetta Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dale Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Enterprise
    • Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Keezletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Melrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Melrose
    • From Harrisonburg to Melrose
  • Linville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
    • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
  • Hinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rushville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rushville
    • From Harrisonburg to Rushville
  • Friedens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
  • Bridgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Crawford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Singers Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Montevideo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goods Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lacey Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

The official website for Harrisonburg: www.ci.harrisonburg.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Harrisonburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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