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 Poplar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poplar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poplar listed first.
- Balty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Penola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
- Paige
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Golansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Ruther Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruther Glen
- Ruther Glen is located in Caroline County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruther Glen <3>
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodford <3>
- Welchs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Smoots
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Blantons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Shumansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumansville
- Shumansville is located in Caroline County
- Upper Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Chilesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Hewlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Noel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Verdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- New London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Thornburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Thornburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornburg <3>
- Marye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Bagby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Whites ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Partlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow
- Partlow is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Partlow <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Poplar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |