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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kent had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Wytheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Max Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petunia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Walton Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Grubb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Grahams Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fosters Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Bertha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Speedwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Kayoulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Rural Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimberling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Effna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
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 Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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