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 Back River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Back River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Back River listed first.
- Hampton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phoebus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Morrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Newport News
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ocean View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Menchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Oriana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Rescue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Lamberts Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Denbigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brambleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
- Gloucester Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Severn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Deanes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Elizabeth Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Achilles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Kempsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
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 Back River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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