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 Spring Garden had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Garden, with the one closest to Spring Garden listed first.
- Shockoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Keeling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pickaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sonans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sonans
- From Spring Garden to Sonans
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kentuck
- From Spring Garden to Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laurel Grove
- From Spring Garden to Laurel Grove
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Peytonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whittles
- From Spring Garden to Whittles
- Pleasant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chalk Level
- From Spring Garden to Chalk Level
- Weal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weal
- From Spring Garden to Weal
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Galveston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riceville
- From Spring Garden to Riceville
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sutherlin
- From Spring Garden to Sutherlin
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elmo
- From Spring Garden to Elmo
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Banister
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Whitmell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Rodden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodden
- From Spring Garden to Rodden
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.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 Spring Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |