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 Formosa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Formosa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Formosa listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wylliesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saxe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mossingford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
- Mount Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Drakes Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Finneywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Fort Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
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- Dryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
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- Scottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orgainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Clays Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
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- Chase City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Aspenwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
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- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lennig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
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- Crystal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
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- Wolf Trap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
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- Skipwith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Clarkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
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 Formosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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