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>
Dispatch itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Elko
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Quinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Tallysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Mountcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
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- Tunstall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
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- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
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- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
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- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
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- Old Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Providence Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Pole Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
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- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Studley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Ruthville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Cohoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cohoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoke
- Ellerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
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 Dispatch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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