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 Groton Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Groton Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Groton Town listed first.
- Hallwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hallwood is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mappsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mearsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mearsville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Temperanceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloxom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nelsonia is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hopeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeton is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Gargatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gargatha is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Atlantic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horsey is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Messongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Messongo is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Sanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Parksley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Metompkin is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Justisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Justisville is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Lee Mont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Mont is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Hopkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Pastoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pastoria is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- New Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marumsco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Sinnickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson is also located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
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 Groton Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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