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 Parr in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Parr. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Parr listed first.
- Strom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
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- Rich Patch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
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- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Gala
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
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- Haden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
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- Eagle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
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- Mallow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
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- Glen Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Salt Petre Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Low Moor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Fincastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
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- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Callaghan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
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- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
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- Longdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
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- Potts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
- New Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
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- Nace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
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- Lithia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
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- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rapps Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Backbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
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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 Parr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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