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 Shockoe had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shockoe, with the one closest to Shockoe listed first.
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Pickaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Peytonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Keeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keeling is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Sonans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
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- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Chalk Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Dry Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Rodden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
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- Mount Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Weal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
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- Leda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
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- Pleasant Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
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- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
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- Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Sutherlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
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- Brutus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Glenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania 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 Shockoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |