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 Merrimac Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merrimac Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merrimac Shores listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phoebus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Lamberts Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Newport News
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norfolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brambleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
- Menchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Deanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
- Elizabeth Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Denbigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Shoulders Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Driver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Chuckatuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Kempsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
- Thalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
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 Merrimac Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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