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 Oliver 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 Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Verdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Noel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Taylorsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hewlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Ruther Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Golansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Gouldin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Chilesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Balty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Penola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Tylers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Mabelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- French Hay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Peaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Cady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashcake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Partlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Blantons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blantons is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
- Locust Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust 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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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