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

  • Richlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
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  • Doran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harman is located in Tazewell County
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  • Steeleburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
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  • Pounding Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillespie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
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  • Bearwallow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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  • Clifton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clifton is located in Russell County
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  • Gap Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
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  • Maxwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
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  • Sayersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
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  • Swords Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shack Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
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  • Belfast
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Belfast is located in Russell County
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  • Pisgah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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  • Honaker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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  • Shraders
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
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  • Rosedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Russell County
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  • Tannersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
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  • Bradshaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Broadford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Broadford is located in Smyth County
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  • Asberrys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
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  • Five Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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  • Wittens Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wittens Mills 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 Seaboard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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