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

  • Rio
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rio is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Hydraulic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hydraulic is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Eastham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastham is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Proffit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Proffit is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Rivanna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rivanna is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Earlysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Simeon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Simeon is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Keswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Advance Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Advance Mills is also located in Albemarle County
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    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Ivy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Free Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Overton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Overton is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Burnley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnley is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Millington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Millington is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Cobham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cobham is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Eheart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
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  • Lindsay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lindsay is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Barboursville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruckersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quinque
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
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  • Amicus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
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  • Blenheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blenheim is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Boonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boonesville is also located in Albemarle County
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  • Doylesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Doylesville is also 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 Westmoreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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