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