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 Mountain Laurel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mountain Laurel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mountain Laurel listed first.
- Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glen Allen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- French Hay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
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- Dumbarton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- Brook Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
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- Atlee Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
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- Ashcake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
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- Erin Shades
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
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- Westham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
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- Ellerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
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- Peaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
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- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
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- Gayton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
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- Pole Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
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- Cady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
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- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
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- Bon Air
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Studley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
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- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Highland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Goodall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Mountain Laurel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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