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 Newport News had a population of 4,449 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newport News had a population of 179,062 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newport News, with the one closest to Newport News listed first.
- Morrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Menchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
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- Oriana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Denbigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rescue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phoebus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Septa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Achilles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Severn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Highgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
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- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Ordinary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Comet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Chuckatuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
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- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
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- Itata
(16 miles [25.7 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 Newport News, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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