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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peterstown had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Peterstown had a population of 617 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peterstown, with the one closest to Peterstown listed first.
- Rich Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lurich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cashmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Glen Lyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neponset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willowton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crumps Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Ripplemead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Kimballton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Lindside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Elgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- Prospectdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Assurance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thessalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Peterstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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