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 Java in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Java. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Java listed first.
- Shockoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Peytonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pickaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Spring Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Garden
- From Java to Spring Garden
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riceville
- From Java to Riceville
- Sonans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sonans
- From Java to Sonans
- Chalk Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chalk Level
- From Java to Chalk Level
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mount Airy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Keeling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rodden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodden
- From Java to Rodden
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Leda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leda
- From Java to Leda
- Whittles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whittles
- From Java to Whittles
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Laurel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laurel Grove
- From Java to Laurel Grove
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Dry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Glenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Brutus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brutus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brutus
- From Java to Brutus
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kentuck
- From Java to Kentuck
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elmo
- From Java to Elmo
- Alchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Republican Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cody
- From Java to Cody
- Weal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weal
- From Java to Weal
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 Java, 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> | 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. |