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

  • Namozine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Namozine is located in Amelia County
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  • Mannboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannboro is located in Amelia County
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  • Hebron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Earls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilsons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marmona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Winterpock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellville is located in Nottoway County
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  • Darvills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Sutherland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Coalboro ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Skinquarter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Denaro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Denaro is located in Amelia County
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  • Westboro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Borthwick ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Burgess
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Chula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
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  • Amelia Court House
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackstone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilkinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mattoax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mattoax is located in Amelia County
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  • Glendoyle ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
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  • Matoaca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
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  • Otterburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Otterburn is located in Amelia 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 Ammon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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