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 Rapps Mill had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rapps Mill, with the one closest to Rapps Mill listed first.
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
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- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
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- Natural Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
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- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
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- Gilmore Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
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- Salt Petre Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
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- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Fancy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
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- Murat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
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- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
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- Collierstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
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- Eagle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
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- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
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- Zollman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
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- Gala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
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- Springwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
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- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Balcony Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
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- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
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- Munford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
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- Buffalo Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
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- Glen Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
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- Haden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
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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 Rapps Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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