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 Elko had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elko, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Mountcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Quinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tallysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Providence Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tunstall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruthville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Drewrys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pole Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Studley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Ellerson
(14 miles [22.5 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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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