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 Fame in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fame. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fame listed first.
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fort Seybert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County
- Kline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Oak Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Upper Tract
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Tract have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tract
- Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Tract <4>
- Ruddle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Criders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Brushy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Brandywine is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandywine <4>
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Masonville is located in Grant County
- Macksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Fulks Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Hopeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Rawley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawley Springs
- Rawley Springs is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Singers Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Cherry Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Cootes Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County (VA)
- Mathias
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias
- Mathias is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathias <4>
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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 Fame, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |