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 DeWitt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of DeWitt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to DeWitt listed first.
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Borthwick was located in Dinwiddie County
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- Laird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laird was located in Dinwiddie County
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- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glendoyle was located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waldemar was located in Dinwiddie County
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- Rowanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Darvills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Darvills is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace was located in Dinwiddie County
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- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Sturgeonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
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- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carson is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Marmona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marmona is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Westboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westboro was located in Dinwiddie County
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- Ordsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
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- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
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- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is also located in Dinwiddie County
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- Namozine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
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- Talpa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Talpa was located in Prince George County
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- Octagon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Octagon is located in Brunswick County
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- Templeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
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- Matoaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
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- Wellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
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- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro was located in Brunswick County
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- Derby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derby was located in Prince George County
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- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
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- Mannboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
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- Forkland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forkland was located in Nottoway County
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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 DeWitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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