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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alta had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Hughart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Clintonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Meadow Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blaker Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
- Fort Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frankford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Grassy Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Lawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Alderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Santifee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santifee is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santifee
- Nickells Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nickells Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickells Mill
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Falling Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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