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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hightown had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.

  • Monterey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
  • Meadowdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Highland County
  • Vanderpool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
    • Vanderpool is located in Highland County
  • New Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
    • New Hampden is located in Highland County
  • Mill Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
    • Mill Gap is located in Highland County
  • McDowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Doe Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Hill
    • Doe Hill is located in Highland County
  • Green Bank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Highland County
  • Clover Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dry Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
    • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dry Run
    • From Hightown to Dry Run
  • Dunmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <3>
  • Bolar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Palo Alto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palo Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Palo Alto
    • From Hightown to Palo Alto
  • Williamsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Williamsville is located in Bath County
  • Frost
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frost
    • From Hightown to Frost
  • Burnsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Randolph County (WV)
  • Clover Lick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
    • Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Sunrise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in Bath County
  • Deerfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Augusta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dilleys Mill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilleys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilleys Mill
    • Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fort Lewis
    • From Hightown to Fort Lewis

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

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 Hightown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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