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 Crab in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Crab. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Crab listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Severn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- White Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Roanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Oriana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Ware Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Gloucester Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bohannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Menchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Newport News
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Haywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Oaktree
(12 miles [19.3 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 Crab, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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