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 Merry Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merry Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merry Oaks listed first.
- Lee Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Denbigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Oriana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Menchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Newport News
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Gloucester Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Highgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Achilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- White Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Clay Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Septa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Itata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Magnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Oaktree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
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 Merry Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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