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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 Sowers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sowers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sowers listed first.

  • Pilot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrys Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huffville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffville
    • Huffville is located in Floyd County
  • Childress
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Childress
    • From Sowers to Childress
  • Christiansburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Duncan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Floyd County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duncan
    • From Sowers to Duncan
  • Pizarro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cambria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Cambria is located in Montgomery County
  • Haycock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haycock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
    • Haycock is located in Floyd County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Haycock
    • From Sowers to Haycock
  • Alleghany Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Houchins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houchins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
    • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
  • Snowville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snowville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
    • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Snowville
    • From Sowers to Snowville
  • Indian Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vicker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicker
    • Vicker is located in Montgomery County
  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Shawsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
    • Shawsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawsville <2>
  • Fagg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
    • Fagg is located in Montgomery County
  • Ellett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • East Radford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
    • East Radford is located in Montgomery County
  • Endicott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endicott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
    • Endicott is located in Franklin County
  • Copper Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
    • Copper Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Hill <2>
  • New River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • New River is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New River <2>
  • Woolwine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Charity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
    • Charity is located in Patrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Charity
    • From Sowers to Charity
  • Prices Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blacksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Sowers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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