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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 Moryen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Moryen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.

  • Paineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
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  • Lodore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
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  • Tobaccoville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
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  • Rodophil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
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  • Ballsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
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  • Otterburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otterburn is located in Amelia County
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  • Sunny Side
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
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  • Amelia Court House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Belona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
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  • Deatonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deatonville is located in Amelia County
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  • Jetersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
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  • Chula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
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  • Macon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Macon is located in Powhatan County
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  • Angola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Angola is located in Cumberland County
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  • Gills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gills is located in Amelia County
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  • Oak Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
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  • Mattoax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mattoax is located in Amelia County
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  • McRae
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McRae is located in Cumberland County
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  • Stoddert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stoddert is located in Cumberland County
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  • Denaro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denaro is located in Amelia County
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  • Ashby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashby is located in Cumberland County
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  • Pilkinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
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  • Genito
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Genito is located in Powhatan County
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  • Trenholm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
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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 Moryen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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