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 Alum Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alum Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alum Springs listed first.
- Frankford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- White Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mapledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Ronceverte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Alvon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alvon is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvon
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Hughart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hughart is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughart
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Friars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Sue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sue is located in Greenbrier County
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- Fort Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Glace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glace is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glace
- Clintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Nickells Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nickells Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickells Mill
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Backbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Backbone is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backbone
- Renicks Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Renicks Valley is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renicks Valley
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 Alum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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