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 Rourkes Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rourkes Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rourkes Gap listed first.
- Gap Store
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
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- Maxwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
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- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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- Gillespie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
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- Sayersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
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- Pounding Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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- Harman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
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- Shraders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
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- Five Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
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- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wittens Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
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- Richlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
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- Asberrys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
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- Tannersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
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- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Doran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gratton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County
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- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
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- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
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- Chatham Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
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- Broadford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
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- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
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- Shawver Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
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- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell 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 Rourkes Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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