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 Speedwell had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Speedwell, with the one closest to Speedwell listed first.
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cripple Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Comers Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Rock
- Elk Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Grubb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Rural Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
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- Petunia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petunia
- Wytheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Groseclose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groseclose
- Carsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Stevens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Creek
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Atkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
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 Speedwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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