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 Spec in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spec. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spec listed first.
- Lithia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Nace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nace
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Reba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Buchanan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coyner Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Munford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Bonsack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Thaxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Salt Petre Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Hollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Peaksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Spec, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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