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>
Gayton itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gayton, with the one closest to Gayton listed first.
- Erin Shades
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
- Manakin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
- Vinita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Johnsons Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
- Huguenot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Subletts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Glen Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Robious
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Goodall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Fine Creek Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Gouldin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Brook Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- French Hay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
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 Gayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |