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 Fort Magruder Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Magruder Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Magruder Heights listed first.
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Oaktree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
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- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in James City County
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- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
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- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allmondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
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- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
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- Highgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
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- White Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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- Toano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Denbigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Oriana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Achilles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Ark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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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 Fort Magruder Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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