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 Murpheyville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murpheyville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murpheyville listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
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- Groseclose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
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- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grubb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Ceres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
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- Petunia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
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- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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- Comers Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Cripple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
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- Wytheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Effna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Effna is located in Bland County
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- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
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- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Burkes Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Trout Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
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- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Asberrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
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 Murpheyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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