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>
Derby itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Templeton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
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- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Talpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
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- Disputanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
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- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
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- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
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- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Booker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
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- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Walthall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
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- Homeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
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- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
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- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
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- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
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- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lumberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Littleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
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- Savedge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savedge
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
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 Derby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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