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 Powhatan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Powhatan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Weyanoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Burrowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
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- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
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- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Ruthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
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- Tettington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
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- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Savedge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
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- Holdcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Providence Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
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- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
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- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
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- Walkers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
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- Mountcastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
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- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
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- Lanexa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
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- Meadowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
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- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
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 Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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