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 Strom had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Strom, with the one closest to Strom listed first.
- Rich Patch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Gala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mallow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Salt Petre Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craigs Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craigs Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Creek
- Longdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Springwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Callaghan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rapps Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Griffith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Backbone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Lithia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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 Strom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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