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 Chester had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Centralia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walthall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Chesterfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Holly ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Shirley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Marmona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Elko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robious
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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