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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shawsville had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shawsville, with the one closest to Shawsville listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
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- Elliston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fagg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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- Houchins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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- Lafayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
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- Ellett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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- Huffville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huffville is located in Floyd County
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- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Bennetts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christiansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
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- Copper Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
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- Bradshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
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- Blacksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonalds Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds Mill
- Poages Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
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- Riner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
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- Vicker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vicker is located in Montgomery County
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- Naff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
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- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
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- Prices Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
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 Shawsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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