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

  • Bearwallow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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  • Bradshaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Sayersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayersville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Harman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harman is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Shraders
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Gap Store
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Iaeger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Pisgah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Gillespie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gillespie is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Maxwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Wittens Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Richlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pounding Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Five Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Elkhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
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  • Powhatan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Powhatan is located in McDowell County
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  • Kyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyle is located in McDowell County
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  • Shack Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County (VA)
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  • Doran
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Springville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springville is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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  • Switchback
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Switchback is located in McDowell County
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  • Ennis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ennis is located in McDowell County
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  • Algoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Algoma is located in McDowell County
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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 War, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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