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 Providence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Providence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Stevens Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Carsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Fallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Wolf Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Peach Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Pipers Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Comers Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Bridle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Hooker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Shorts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Walton Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Amelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Low Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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