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>
Moomaw itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Moomaw, with the one closest to Moomaw listed first.
- Catawba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Bradshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Looney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Sinking Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- McDonalds Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Gunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gunn is located in Craig County
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- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Elliston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Simmonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bennetts Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Poages Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
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- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Airpoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Paint Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
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- Fagg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
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- Coyner Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Troutville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Branch is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Branch
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 Moomaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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