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 Preston Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Preston Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Preston Forest listed first.
- Bennetts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Blacksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
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- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
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- Ellett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Prices Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
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- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fagg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Captain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Captain is located in Craig County
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- McDonalds Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Simmonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
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- Maybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maybrook is located in Giles County
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- Mountain Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
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- Vicker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
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- Houchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Bradshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Christiansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Sinking Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
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- Eggleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
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- Dry Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
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- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
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- Waiteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waiteville is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiteville
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 Preston Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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