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 Thornwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornwood listed first.
- Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampden is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
- Dry Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Meadowdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderpool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderpool is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- Dunmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Glady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huttonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Doe Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Hill is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Hill
- Monterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clover Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Blue Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto
(21 miles [33.8 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 Thornwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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