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 Matoaka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matoaka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matoaka listed first.
- Lashmeet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Pinoak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Flipping
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Duhring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Spanishburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanishburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanishburg
- Spanishburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanishburg <3>
- Maybeury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybeury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybeury
- Maybeury is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybeury <3>
- Bramwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
- Ennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Switchback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switchback have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Coopers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
- Egeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Powhatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Falls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Kyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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 Matoaka, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |