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 Boston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Nandua
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nandua is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
- Craddockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craddockville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
- Pungoteague
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Painter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Wharf is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Belle Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mappsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mappsburg is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Keller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
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- Exmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trower
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trower is also located in Accomack County
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- Hadlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
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- Melfa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savageville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Cashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cashville is also located in Accomack County
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- Locust Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Jamesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
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- Wachapreague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Onley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nassawadox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locustville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Tasley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesconessex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chesconessex is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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