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, Petunia had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petunia, with the one closest to Petunia listed first.
- Grubb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Wytheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cripple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
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- Rural Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Max Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
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- Effna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Effna is located in Bland County
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- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
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- Groseclose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
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- Fallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
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- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grahams Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
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- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Bland County
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- Ceres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
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- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Comers Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
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- Grapefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Fosters Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Kimberling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimberling is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling
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 Petunia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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