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 in 1895, Palo Alto had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palo Alto, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
- Doe Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doe Hill is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Hill
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hampden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampden is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stribling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stribling Springs is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Springs
- Vanderpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vanderpool is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- Clover Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- Sangerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sangerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
- Dry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Parnassus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mount Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Churchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ottobine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rawley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rawley Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawley Springs
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Flat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flat is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
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 Palo Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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