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 in 1895, Major had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Major, with the one closest to Major listed first.
- Big Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Snowden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Coleman Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Charlemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Charlemont is located in Bedford County
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- Pearch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearch is located in Bedford County
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- Pedlar Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
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- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balcony Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
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- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Abert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
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- Salt Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
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- Perrowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perrowville is located in Bedford County
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- Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coffee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
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- Buffalo Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Amherst County
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- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Cifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
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- Allwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
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- Fancy Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Natural Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
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 Major, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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