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 Fords Colony in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fords Colony. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fords Colony listed first.
- Ewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Lightfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oaktree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Clay Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Allmondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Tettington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Holdcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Highgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Barhamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Lanexa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Walkers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- White Marsh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Moorings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Plain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
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 Fords Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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