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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bridgeport had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- New Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arvonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bremo Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremo Bluff
- Gilliamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Hardware
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Fork Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carysbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Nicholas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eldridge Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldridge Mill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Mill
- Alpha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centenary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tally ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tally is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Stage Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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