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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 Lex in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lex. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lex listed first.

  • Bradshaw
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Iaeger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Bearwallow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
  • Pleasant Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • North Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Spring is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spring
  • Shack Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack Mills
  • Harman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harman is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Sayersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
  • Baileysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
  • Grundy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <2>
  • Shraders
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
  • Paw Paw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Gap Store
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
  • Sun Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Doran
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pounding Mill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Gillespie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gillespie is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Maxwell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Powhatan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Powhatan is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Kyle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kyle is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Algoma
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Algoma is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Pineville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamboree
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamboree is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamboree

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 Lex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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