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 Riverside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Lafayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Elliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Shawsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- McDonalds Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Fagg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Bennetts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Ellett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houchins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Copper Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Naff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Huffville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sinking Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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