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 Sharon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sharon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sharon listed first.
- Vance
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Bachelors Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whitmell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Brosville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Vandola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Buford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Banister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Swansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sandy River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Dry Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Aiken Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Axton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
- Axton is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <3>
- Callands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Gatewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Irisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Weal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Sharon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |