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 Hoy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hoy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Pleasantdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
- North River Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North River Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
- Slanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillons Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Barnes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
- Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <4>
- Cold Stream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Higginsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Three Churches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Delray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Delray is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delray <4>
- Ruckman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <4>
- Lehew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Bloomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Levels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rock Enon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Enon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
- Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Wapocomo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Romney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <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 Hoy, 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. |