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 in 1895, Machipongo had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Machipongo, with the one closest to Machipongo listed first.
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Birdsnest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eastville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nassawadox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jamesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherrystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hadlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Bayview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seaview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seaview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Wardtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broadwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Exmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Wharf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Cape Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dalbys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dalbys is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
- Craddockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Craddockville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
- Cheapside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Capeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mappsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Painter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nandua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
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 Machipongo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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