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 in 1895, Octagon had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Octagon, with the one closest to Octagon listed first.
- Edmunds Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
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- Ordsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
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- Sturgeonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
- Barrows Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barrows Store is located in Brunswick County
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- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
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- Meredithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Lochleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
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- Westboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
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- Darvills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Irby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irby is located in Nottoway County
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- Non Intervention ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
- Forksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Diamond Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
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- Callaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
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- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
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- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Brodnax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
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- Wellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
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 Octagon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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