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 Rackettown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rackettown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rackettown listed first.
- Shorts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Fosters Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Bertha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Sylvatus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Barren Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kayoulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Walton Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Grahams Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Allisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Hillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Max Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Dugspur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Stevens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cripple Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Pipers Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Altoona Mines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Mines
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 Rackettown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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