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 Bensley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bensley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bensley listed first.
- Drewrys Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
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- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
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- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
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- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
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- Cotman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
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- Fendley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
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- Meadowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
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- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
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- Seven Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
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- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
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- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
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- Robious
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Dumbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
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- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
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- Westham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
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- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
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- Shirley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
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- Elko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
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- Ellerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
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- Lorraine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
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 Bensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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