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 Shawver Mill had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shawver Mill, with the one closest to Shawver Mill listed first.
- Gratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratton
- Burkes Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Springville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Grapefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Stowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stowersville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowersville
- Saint Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Effna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Effna is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effna
- Falls Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ceres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
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- Clear Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Fork is located in Bland County
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- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shraders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bramwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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 Shawver Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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