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 Thornecrest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornecrest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornecrest listed first.
- Hollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonsack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
- Coyner Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troutville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
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- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Poages Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
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- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
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- Nace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nace is located in Botetourt County
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- Naff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Airpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
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- Hardy Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
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- New Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Looney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Looney is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney
- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
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 Thornecrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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