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 Riner had a population of 57 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riner, with the one closest to Riner listed first.
- Childress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Snowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vicker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
- Houchins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- East Radford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Huffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Terrys Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fagg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belspring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Simpsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Riner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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