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 in 1895, Richlands had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Richlands had a population of 5,224 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
- Doran
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Steeleburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pounding Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Swords Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
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- Honaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shack Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Tannersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saltville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Asberrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shraders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
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 Richlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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