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 Natural Bridge had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Natural Bridge, with the one closest to Natural Bridge listed first.
- Gilmore Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Longwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
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- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Balcony Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
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- Fancy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rapps Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
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- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Buffalo Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
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- Snowden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
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- Murat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Munford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
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- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Major
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Major is located in Bedford County
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- Collierstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
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- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
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- Sedalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Natural Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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