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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 Sales Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sales Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sales Corner listed first.

  • Moss Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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  • New London
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New London is located in Caroline County
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  • Corbin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Corbin is located in Caroline County
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  • Port Royal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Port Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Port Conway is located in King George County
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  • Woodford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Passapatanzy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Passapatanzy is located in King George County
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  • Upper Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
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  • Brandywine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandywine is located in Caroline County
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  • Comorn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Comorn is located in King George County
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  • Paige
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Paige is located in Caroline County
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  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Osso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Osso is located in King George County
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  • Shiloh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh is located in King George County
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  • Edgehill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgehill is located in King George County
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  • Welchs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Welchs is located in Caroline County
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  • Milford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Milford is located in Caroline County
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  • Smoots
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smoots is located in Caroline County
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  • Whites ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whites is located in Caroline County
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  • Weedonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Weedonville is located in King George County
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  • Ambar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ambar is located in King George County
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  • Massaponax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
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  • Thornburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Leavells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
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  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sparta is located in Caroline County
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  • Rollins Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rollins Fork is located in King George County
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  • Hampstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampstead is located in King George County
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  • Leeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeland is located in Stafford County
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  • Falmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Sales Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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