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 Ruxton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruxton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruxton listed first.
- Cave Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Poages Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Leslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Vinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Airpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Boones Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bent Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Bonsack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Hardy Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Coyner Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Copper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Junta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Ruxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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