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 Howell Mills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howell Mills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howell Mills listed first.
- Fincastle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amsterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Lithia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coyner Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Salt Petre Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Eagle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Bonsack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Montvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Catawba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Looney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
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 Howell Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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