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

  • Melrose
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
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  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
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  • Oakwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Lacey Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
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  • Linville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Mauzy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
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  • Mayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
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  • Tenth Legion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
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  • Edom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
  • Keezletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Mount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
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  • Broadway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Massanetta Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
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  • Cherry Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
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  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Verbena is located in Page County
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  • Shenandoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grove Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grove Hill is located in Page County
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  • Singers Glen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
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  • Dale Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
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  • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
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  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
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  • McGaheysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Timberville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
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  • Cross Keys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
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  • Cootes Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
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  • Ingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ingham is located in Page County
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  • Mount Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham 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 Zenda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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