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 Roanoke had a population of 16,159 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roanoke had a population of 99,058 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hollins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
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- Bonsack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
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- Coyner Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
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- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poages Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
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- Hardy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
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- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
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- Naff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
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- Daleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
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- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Airpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bent Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
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- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
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 Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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