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 Lower Elk Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lower Elk Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lower Elk Creek listed first.
- Elk Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Comers Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Bridle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Stevens Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
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- Cripple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
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- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
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- Peach Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
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- Flat Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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- Amelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
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- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Rural Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
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- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Ennice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
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 Lower Elk Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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