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 Grotons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grotons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grotons listed first.
- Messongo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Belinda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Sanford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Mearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Hallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Horsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloxom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mappsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marumsco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Nelsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- New Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Modest Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tulls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
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- Justisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Parksley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gargatha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Lee Mont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Horntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
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 Grotons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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