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 Messongo had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Messongo, with the one closest to Messongo listed first.
- Sanford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
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- Belinda
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Mearsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Hallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Horsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Bloxom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Marumsco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Mappsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
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- Nelsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
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- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- New Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Justisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Parksley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gargatha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Modest Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
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- Lee Mont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Tulls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Metompkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Horntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Messongo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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