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 Hillsville had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hillsville had a population of 2,686 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsville, with the one closest to Hillsville listed first.
- Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvatus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dugspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Nester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kayoulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barren Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Fosters Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Allisonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Lambsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grahams Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Stevens Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
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 Hillsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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