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 Widener Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Widener Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Widener Valley listed first.
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Lodi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loves Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Glade Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Bloomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Shortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Adwolf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Saltville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Mountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Osborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Roten
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Sturgills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Trout Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Broadford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
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 Widener Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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