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 Markham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Markham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
- Chalk Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sonans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shockoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Peytonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Rodden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brutus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
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- Cody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Straightstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Keeling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
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- Republican Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
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- Level Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Weal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Alchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
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- Hill Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania 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 Markham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |