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 Thorpe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thorpe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thorpe listed first.
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powhatan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Kyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Switchback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
- Ennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Maybeury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shraders
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bramwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Sayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Wittens Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duhring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Thorpe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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