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 Bishop in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bishop. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bishop listed first.
- Shraders
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sayersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Five Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gratton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratton
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Gillespie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shawver Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pounding Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Asberrys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burkes Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Falls Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Switchback
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Ennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Bishop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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