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: 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
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sonans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - 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
- 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) - Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Leda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - 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
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Laurel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- 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) - Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - 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
- Weal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
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. |