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>
Longwood itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Longwood, with the one closest to Longwood listed first.
- Natural Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fancy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Rapps Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Murat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Gilmore Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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- Balcony Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
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- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Collierstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
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- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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- Dillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
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- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
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- Snowden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
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- East Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- South River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
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- Buchanan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Munford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
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- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
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- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
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- Springwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
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- Major
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Major is located in Bedford County
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- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
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- Gala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gala is located in Botetourt 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 Longwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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