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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grafton had a population of 270 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Oriana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Denbigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Newport News
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Menchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Gloucester Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Achilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Severn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- White Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rescue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Phoebus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Clay Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Roanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
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- Septa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
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- New Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
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 Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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