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

  • Gilbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
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  • Proffit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Rivanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
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  • Burnley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
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  • Eastham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
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  • Advance Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
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    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Hydraulic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
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  • Rio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
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  • Earlysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barboursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eheart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
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  • Ruckersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Keswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Quinque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
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  • Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell is located in Albemarle County
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  • Cobham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
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  • Lindsay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
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  • Amicus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
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  • Dawsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
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  • Free Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Simeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
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  • Somerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanardsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Waldrop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waldrop is located in Louisa County
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  • Gordonsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
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  • Millington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Millington is located in Albemarle 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 Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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