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 Lignite in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lignite. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lignite listed first.
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Strom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Rich Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Mallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
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- Potts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
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- Fincastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Gala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Moss Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Callaghan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Salt Petre Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Glen Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Low Moor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Sweet Chalybeate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweet Chalybeate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Chalybeate
- Sweet Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweet Springs is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Paint Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Looney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Springwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
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 Lignite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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