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 Bayview had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bayview, with the one closest to Bayview listed first.
- Seaview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seaview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Cape Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalbys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dalbys is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
- Cheapside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Capeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shadyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Machipongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nassawadox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Broadwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Jamesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hadlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Wardtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Exmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Wharf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Laban
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Belle Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Diggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bayview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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