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

  • Algoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Algoma is located in McDowell County
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  • Kyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyle is located in McDowell County
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  • Powhatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Powhatan is located in McDowell County
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  • Egeria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Egeria is located in Mercer County
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  • Newfound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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  • Elkhorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
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  • Ennis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ennis is located in McDowell County
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  • Pinoak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinoak is located in Mercer County
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  • Switchback
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Switchback is located in McDowell County
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  • Maybeury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coaldale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coaldale is located in Mercer County
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  • Odd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Odd is located in Raleigh County
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  • Saulsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
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  • Pineville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lashmeet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
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  • Rock View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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  • Flipping
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flipping is located in Mercer County
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  • Duhring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Duhring is located in Mercer County
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  • McGraws
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McGraws is located in Wyoming County
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  • Coopers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Coopers is located in Mercer County
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  • Bramwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Freeman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Freeman is located in Mercer County
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  • Pocahontas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Spanishburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Top
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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