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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rapidan had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.

  • Locust Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Dale
    • Locust Dale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Dale <3>
  • Madison Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
  • Nasons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nasons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
    • Nasons is located in Orange County
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Grassland is located in Orange County
  • Twymans Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twymans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
  • Rhoadesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Raccoon Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
    • Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
  • Winston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Winston is located in Culpeper County
  • Madison Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
  • True Blue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
    • True Blue is located in Orange County
  • Daniel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Daniel is located in Orange County
  • Lahore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
    • Lahore is located in Orange County
  • Vulcan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vulcan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Orange County
  • Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
  • Verdiersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdiersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
    • Verdiersville is located in Orange County
  • Clarkson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
  • Liberty Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
  • Somerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <3>
  • Tatum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
    • Tatum is located in Orange County
  • Burr Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
  • Culpeper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pratts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratts <3>
  • Rochelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

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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 Rapidan, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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