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 Vashti in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vashti. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vashti listed first.
- Worlds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Callands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Museville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Swansonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Banister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhook
- Penhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penhook <3>
- Sandy River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pullens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leatherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Weal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Union Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
- Union Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hall <3>
- Toshes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Gladehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Whitmell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Figsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Whittles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- 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
- Stockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Axton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
- Axton is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <3>
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Galveston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Redwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Scruggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Vashti, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |