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 Ridgecrest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ridgecrest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ridgecrest listed first.
- Pleasant Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Mount Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Whitmell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmell
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Keeling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Bachelors Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Vandola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Brosville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Weal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Laurel Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Blanch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shockoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe
- Swansonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Purley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Purley is located in Caswell County (NC)
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- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sandy River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
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 Ridgecrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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