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 The Orchard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Orchard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Orchard listed first.
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <2>
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs
- Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Ellett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Bennetts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennetts Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Fagg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Prices Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Houchins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Vicker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Christiansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <2>
- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonalds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Huffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <2>
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Elliston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliston <2>
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alleghany Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Simmonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- East Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Riner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
- Riner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riner <2>
- Captain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Goodwins Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 The Orchard, 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |