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 Jonesboro in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jonesboro. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Massies Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bryant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tyro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gidsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gidsville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Tye River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Nellysford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lodebar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sherando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oronoco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
- Willow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Forks of Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Schuyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lofton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Steeles Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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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