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 Faraday in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Faraday. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Faraday listed first.
- Sayersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Gap Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Shraders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Harman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Maxwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Bearwallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gillespie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Pounding Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Wittens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Richlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Doran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gratton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gratton is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Russell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tannersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Shawver Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
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 Faraday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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