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 Rural Retreat had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rural Retreat had a population of 1,448 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rural Retreat, with the one closest to Rural Retreat listed first.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Groseclose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
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- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grubb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ceres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Petunia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
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- Comers Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cripple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Wytheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Effna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Burkes Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chatham Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asberrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ivanhoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grapefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
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 Rural Retreat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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