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 Bena in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bena. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bena listed first.
- Achilles
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Gloucester Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Severn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Yorktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Ware Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
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- Clay Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Denbigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Oriana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- 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
- Port Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- New Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newport News
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Menchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Ark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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- Laban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Allmondsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
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 Bena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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