RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> King and Queen County >> Contra >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Virginia

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia





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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
    • Ino is located in King and Queen County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
    • Bestland is located in Essex County
  • Upright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright
    • Upright is located in Essex County
  • Stevensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Dragonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
    • Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
  • Howertons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howertons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertons
    • Howertons is located in Essex County
  • Montague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Essex County
  • Ozeana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozeana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozeana
    • Ozeana is located in Essex County
  • Powcan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powcan
    • Powcan is located in King and Queen County
  • Mantapike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantapike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantapike
    • Mantapike is located in King and Queen County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart
    • Truhart is located in King and Queen County
  • Millers Tavern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamaica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
  • Pauls Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
    • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
  • Wares Wharf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wares Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
    • Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Bruington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bruington
    • From Contra to Bruington
  • Walkerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
    • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
  • Bayport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
    • Bayport is located in Middlesex County
  • Minor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Minor is located in Essex County
  • Brays
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays
    • Brays is located in Essex County

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025