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 Locust Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Locust Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Locust Hill listed first.
- Max Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
- Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <2>
- Grahams Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Walton Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fosters Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosters Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Bertha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Austinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Austinville is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austinville <2>
- Barren Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barren Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Springs
- Barren Springs is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barren Springs <2>
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
- Kayoulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Shorts Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Draper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Draper is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <2>
- Wytheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <2>
- Sylvatus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Allisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
- Petunia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
- Grubb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cripple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cripple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Mechanicsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <2>
- Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Kimberling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Holly Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Holly Brook is located in Bland 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 Locust Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |