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 Hopewell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hopewell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hopewell listed first.
- Pleasant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Dry Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Whitmell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Banister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Weal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Vance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mount Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Swansonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Callands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Keeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Bachelors Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Worlds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sandy River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Brosville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Vandola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Shockoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sonans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Galveston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pullens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.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 Hopewell, 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. |