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 Porters Crossroads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porters Crossroads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porters Crossroads listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walton Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Austinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Cripple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Shorts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fosters Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Grahams Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Max Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bertha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Wytheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stevens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Petunia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Fallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Barren Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grubb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Speedwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Crockett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Sylvatus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Kayoulah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Carsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Porters Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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