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 Magnet had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Magnet, with the one closest to Magnet listed first.
- Septa
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Comet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
- Raynor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Itata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Itata is located in Surry County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Itata
From Magnet to Itata
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
- Rescue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Highgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Zuni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Everets
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Chuckatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Chuckatuck
From Magnet to Chuckatuck
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Moorings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Ivor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Ivor is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Ivor
From Magnet to Ivor
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Windsor
From Magnet to Windsor
- Menchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Denbigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Dendron
From Magnet to Dendron
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Surry County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Scotland
From Magnet to Scotland
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Newport News
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
- Newport News is located in Newport News City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Newport News
From Magnet to Newport News
- Oriana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Surry County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Homewood
From Magnet to Homewood
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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 Magnet, 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. |