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

  • Vicker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Vicker is located in Montgomery County
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  • East Radford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Radford is located in Montgomery County
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  • New River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prices Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
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  • Christiansburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Belspring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belspring is located in Pulaski County
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  • Childress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
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  • Cambria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cambria is located in Montgomery County
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  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Churchwood ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
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  • Riner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Snowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
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  • Houchins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
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  • Ellett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
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  • Dry Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
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  • Goodwins Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
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  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Giles County
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  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pilot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fagg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fagg is located in Montgomery County
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  • Eggleston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maybrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Maybrook is located in Giles County
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  • Newbern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trigg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
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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 Walton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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