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 Lafayette had a population of 135 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Elliston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McDonalds Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Fagg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Airpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Alleghany Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
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- Ellett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Houchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Copper Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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- Sinking Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
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- Huffville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
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- Naff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
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- Christiansburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
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- Simpsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
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- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
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- Simmonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
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- Huffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
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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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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