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 Springfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Springfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Gilmore Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Mills
- Natural Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Rapps Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Fancy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Balcony Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Munford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Murat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Salt Petre Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collierstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Collierstown is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown
- Springwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snowden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Eagle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Major
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Major is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Gala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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