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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lanesville had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lanesville, with the one closest to Lanesville listed first.

  • Cohoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoke
    • Cohoke is located in King William County
  • King William
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
    • King William is located in King William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <3>
  • King and Queen Court House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mantapike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantapike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantapike
    • Mantapike is located in King and Queen County
  • Romancoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Truhart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart
    • Truhart is located in King and Queen County
  • Tunstall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunstall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tunstall
    • From Lanesville to Tunstall
  • Tallysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
    • Tallysville is located in New Kent County
  • Walkerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stevensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
    • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Quinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Quinton is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <3>
  • Cumnor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rumford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Rumford is located in King William County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rumford
    • From Lanesville to Rumford
  • West Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in King William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
  • Shanghai
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
  • Little Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
    • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
  • Crouch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Powcan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powcan
    • Powcan is located in King and Queen County
  • Bruington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bruington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bruington
    • From Lanesville to Bruington
  • Manquin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dispatch ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dispatch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
    • Dispatch is located in New Kent County
  • Mountcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
    • Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
  • Providence Forge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
    • Providence Forge is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence Forge <3>
  • Dragonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
    • Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
  • Contra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Contra is located in King and Queen County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Contra
    • From Lanesville to Contra

The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Lanesville, 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.




 

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