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, Grayton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grayton, with the one closest to Grayton listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Doncaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Ambar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Osso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Osso is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Owens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Owens is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- McConchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Passapatanzy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Comorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comorn is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comorn
- Cherry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Edgehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Popes Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Port Tobacco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <2>
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bel Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Glymont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
- Garrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Grayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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