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 Nester had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nester, with the one closest to Nester listed first.
- Gladesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fancy Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dugspur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobyns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Indian Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvatus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
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 Nester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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