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 Wabun in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wabun. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wabun listed first.
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Poages Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- McDonalds Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McDonalds Mill is located in Montgomery County
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- Naff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
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- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fagg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fagg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagg
- Alleghany Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Algoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boones Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sinking Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
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 Wabun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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