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 Wilson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Rural Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Wythe County
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- Grubb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grubb is located in Wythe County
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- Petunia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petunia is located in Wythe County
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- Groseclose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groseclose is located in Smyth County
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- Wytheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Speedwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
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- Ceres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ceres is located in Bland County
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- Effna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Effna is located in Bland County
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- Cripple Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
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- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
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- Comers Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comers Rock is located in Grayson County
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- Burkes Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
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- Elk Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallville is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Max Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grapefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
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- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Shawver Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Walton Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
- Chatham Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chatham Hill is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill
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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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