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 Soapstone in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Soapstone. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Soapstone listed first.
- Axton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Brosville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Vance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
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- Aiken Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
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- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
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- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Bachelors Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Whitmell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Swansonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
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- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Vandola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Mount Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Banister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Callands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Callands is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
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- Pleasant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Spray ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
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- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
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- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
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 Soapstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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