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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 Homeland had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Viewtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewtown
    • Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viewtown <3>
  • Eggbornsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rixeyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Amissville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
    • Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Castleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <3>
  • Norman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
  • Alanthus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
    • Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waterloo
    • From Homeland to Waterloo
  • Slate Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpeper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
    • Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
  • Brandy Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
    • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <3>
  • Cliff Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
    • Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
  • Orlean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rediviva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rediviva
    • From Homeland to Rediviva
  • Sperryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarkson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
  • Flint Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint Hill <3>
  • Peola Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Opal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

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 Homeland, 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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