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 Chestnut Knob in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Knob. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Chestnut Knob listed first.
- Elgood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Glen Lyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lurich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Willowton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
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- Rich Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
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- Oakvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Peterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
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- Neponset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
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- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
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- Shumate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Narrows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cashmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
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- Crumps Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
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- East River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Ballard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
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- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Indian Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
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- Warford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warford is located in Summers County
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- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County
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- Pipestem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Prospectdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Ripplemead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Kimballton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Dunns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
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- Spanishburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- True
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- True is located in Summers 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 Chestnut Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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