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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 Vane in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vane. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vane listed first.

  • Banner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Banner is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Coeburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dwina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwina is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
  • Virginia City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Virginia City is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Tacoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tacoma is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Hurricane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurricane is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Saint Paul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • John
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • John is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
  • Dungannon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Clinch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clinch is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Bickley Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
  • Castlewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dorado is located in Russell County
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  • Stratton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
  • Carterton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carterton is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
  • Counts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Counts is located in Russell County
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  • Wood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood is located in Scott County
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  • Point Truth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Point Truth is located in Russell County
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  • Masons Store ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Masons Store is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
  • Aily
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aily is located in Dickenson County
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  • Lipps
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County
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  • Nickelsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dickensonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickensonville is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
  • Clintwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Blackmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessees Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
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  • Bucu
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu

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 Vane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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