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>
Jonesboro itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
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- Barrows Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barrows Store is located in Brunswick County
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- Ordsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
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- Westboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Irby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irby is located in Nottoway County
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- Octagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon is located in Brunswick County
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- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Edmunds Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
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- Blackstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lochleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Sturgeonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
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- Darvills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Non Intervention ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
- Wellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
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- Meredithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
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- Winnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
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- Nottoway Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nottoway Court House is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottoway Court House
- Wilsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Oral Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
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- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Rubermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rubermont is located in Lunenburg County
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- Bagleys Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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