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 Idlewilde in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Idlewilde. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Idlewilde listed first.
- Mallow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
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- Rich Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Strom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callaghan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
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- Haden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
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- Glen Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
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- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
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- Gala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
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- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
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- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Potts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
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- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
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- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Alleghany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County
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- Sweet Chalybeate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
- Mapledale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Sweet Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Salt Petre Cave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Griffith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
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- Healing Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Callison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Callison is located in Bath County
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- Alvon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
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 Idlewilde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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