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, Achilles had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Achilles, with the one closest to Achilles listed first.
- Severn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Gloucester Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ware Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Lee Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Gloucester Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- New Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Oriana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Laban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Newport News
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Menchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Diggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
- Hudgins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Oaktree
(14 miles [22.5 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 Achilles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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