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, Contra had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Contra, with the one closest to Contra listed first.
- Ino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ino is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
- Crouch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cumnor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bestland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bestland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
- Upright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upright is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright
- Stevensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Dragonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Howertons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howertons is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertons
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montague is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Ozeana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ozeana is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozeana
- Powcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Powcan is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powcan
- Mantapike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mantapike is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantapike
- King and Queen Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Truhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Truhart is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart
- Millers Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Pauls Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
- Wares Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
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- Bruington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
- Bayport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Minor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Brays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brays is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays
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 Contra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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