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 Ghent in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ghent. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ghent listed first.
- Norfolk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamberts Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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- Brambleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
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- Berkley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Elizabeth Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
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- Kempsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Deanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Shoulders Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Thalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Driver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phoebus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Mapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Lynnhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
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- London Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Rescue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Nimmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Virginia Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Suffolk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pungo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Newport News
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Everets
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
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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 Ghent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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