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 in 1895, Rich Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Creek, with the one closest to Rich Creek listed first.
- Peterstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lurich
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Lyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Narrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willowton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cashmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
- Neponset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
- Pearisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Oakvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospectdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Ripplemead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Kimballton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kimballton is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimballton
- Crumps Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Thessalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Lindside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
- East River ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Staffordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- Warford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warford is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Rich Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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