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 South Boston had a population of 1,789 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Boston had a population of 7,519 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Boston, with the one closest to South Boston listed first.
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hyco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Mountain Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Scottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clays Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Turbeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Paces
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
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- Virgilina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Lennig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennig
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Clover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- Rodden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Loftis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
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 South Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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