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 Henley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Henley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Henley listed first.
- Cripple Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Speedwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Grubb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wytheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petunia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Fallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
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- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comers Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Stevens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
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- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
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- Walton Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
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- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
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- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
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- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grahams Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Groseclose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
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- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fosters Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Effna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
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 Henley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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