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 Plainview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plainview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Hollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Poages Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Bonsack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coyner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Abbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Leslie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Airpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Naff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Looney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Nace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- McDonalds Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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