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 in 1895, Shorts Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shorts Creek, with the one closest to Shorts Creek listed first.
- Austinville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fosters Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
- Sylvatus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bertha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Barren Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Kayoulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grahams Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade
- Allisonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
- Max Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Draper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dugspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Fancy Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Fallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Drenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Shorts Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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