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 Riverdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverdale listed first.
- South Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
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- Hyco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
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- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Mountain Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Scottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turbeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Clays Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
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- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
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- Dryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
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- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
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- Paces
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Crystal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
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- Bethel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Virgilina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
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- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
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- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
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- Woodsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
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- Siddon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Laconia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
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- Lennig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
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- Mount Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- Rodden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax 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 Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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