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 Shaw Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaw Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaw Ferry listed first.
- Peach Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Edwards Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ennice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Amelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Stevens Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Bridle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
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- Whitehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Elk Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Cherry Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
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- Fox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
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- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Comers Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Topia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Devotion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 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 Shaw Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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