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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Markham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Front Royal Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Front Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Berrys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
- White Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rectortown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Upperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browntown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Orlean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canterburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canterburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
- Buckton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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