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 Ottoway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ottoway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ottoway listed first.
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Lodebar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Nellysford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellysford
- Nellysford is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nellysford <3>
- Covesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Onan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Faber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faber
- Faber is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faber <3>
- Batesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <3>
- Afton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
- North Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Garden
- North Garden is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Garden <3>
- Schuyler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Schuyler is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <3>
- Damon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Alberene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Yancey Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <3>
- Sherando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Lovingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovingston
- Lovingston is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovingston <3>
- Esmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Crozet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozet
- Crozet is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crozet <3>
- Lyndhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
- Lyndhurst is located in Augusta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <3>
- Lipscomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tyro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyro <3>
- Dooms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Ladd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.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 Ottoway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |