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 Oldtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oldtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oldtown listed first.
- Stevens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Wolf Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Edmonds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Pipers Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Carsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Peach Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Ennice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edwards Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Hooker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Lambsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Round Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cripple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Fancy Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
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 Oldtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |