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 in 1895, Fair Oaks had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Seven Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Highland Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fort Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Ellerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Pole Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Brook Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Atlee Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Drewrys Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Studley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashcake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Tunstall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Mountcastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Tallysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- French Hay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air
(13 miles [20.9 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 Fair Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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