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

  • Denbigh
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denbigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
  • Oriana
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
    • Oriana is located in Newport News City
  • Menchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
    • Menchville is located in Newport News City
  • Lee Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
    • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
  • Newport News
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>
  • Morrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Newport News City
  • Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in James City County
  • Yorktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Homewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
  • Rescue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Gloucester Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
    • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <3>
  • Highgate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
    • Highgate is located in Surry County
  • Septa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Septa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
    • Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Smithfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
  • Magnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Carrollton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
  • Achilles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
  • Ordinary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
  • Alliance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Surry County
  • Itata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Itata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
    • Itata is located in Surry County
  • Hampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Severn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
    • Severn is located in Gloucester County
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Beechwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.