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 Onancock had a population of 726 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Onancock had a population of 1,205 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Onancock, with the one closest to Onancock listed first.
- Savageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
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- Chesconessex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
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- Onley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tasley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cashville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Melfa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daugherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daugherty is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Locustville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Mont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
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- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
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- Pungoteague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pastoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Justisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Trower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trower is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trower
- Locust Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parksley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nandua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
- Painter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wachapreague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Metompkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mappsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gargatha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloxom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Onancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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