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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 Kempsville Gardens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kempsville Gardens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kempsville Gardens listed first.

  • Kempsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
    • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Thalia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Elizabeth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Mapleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Lynnhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
  • London Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
    • London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Brambleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brambleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
  • Norfolk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Berkley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
  • Nimmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nimmo
    • From Kempsville Gardens to Nimmo
  • Ocean View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
  • Lamberts Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
    • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
  • Pungo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Creeds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeds
    • Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Phoebus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deanes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
    • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoulders Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Vine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
    • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Driver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Moyock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
  • Tulls
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
    • Tulls is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tulls
    • From Kempsville Gardens to Tulls
  • Morrison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Newport News City
  • Chuckatuck
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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 Kempsville Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.