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 Biscoe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Biscoe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Aylett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylett
- Aylett is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aylett <3>
- Bruington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Owenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Indian Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
- Indian Neck is located in King and Queen County
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Walkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Powcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Millers Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Beulahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulahville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pauls Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
- Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manquin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
- Manquin is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <3>
- King William
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
- King William is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <3>
- Stevensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Crouch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Bestland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Howertons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rexburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Etna Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Mantapike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cumnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Brays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Mount Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Landing
- Mount Landing is located in Essex County
- Mangohick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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 Biscoe, 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. |