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 Plato in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plato. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
- Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
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- Rodden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
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- Mountain Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Alchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Peytonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
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- Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
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- Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Crystal Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
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- Loftis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Volens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
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- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
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- Paces
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
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- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
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- Lennig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
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- Republican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
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- Turbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
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- Nathalie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shockoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
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- Laurel Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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