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 Henrys Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Henrys Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Henrys Mill listed first.
- Pickaway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
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- Peytonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Shockoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keeling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Laurel Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
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- Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Paces
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
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- Mountain Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
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- Leda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barksdale is located in Halifax County
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- Alchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
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- Chalk Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Turbeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
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- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Delila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Volens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
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- Republican Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
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- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Dry Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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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 Henrys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |