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 Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
- Buffalo Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- South River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fancy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- East Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
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- Balcony Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
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- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
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- Murat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Snowden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
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- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
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- Longwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oronoco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
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- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Amherst County
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- Gilmore Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Major
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Major is located in Bedford County
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- Forks of Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
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- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Timber Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
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- Allwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
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- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
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- Collierstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge 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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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