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 Opal had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Opal, with the one closest to Opal listed first.
- Bealeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meetze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Elk Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brandy Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Cliff Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Rixeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bristersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- New Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sumerduck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Buckland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Orlean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viewtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Opal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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