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 in 1895, Ordinary had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ordinary, with the one closest to Ordinary listed first.
- White Marsh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Achilles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Severn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Clay Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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- Lee Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bohannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Oaktree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Port Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oriana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Woods Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Denbigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- New Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laban
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- New Upton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Upton
- Lightfoot
(13 miles [20.9 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 Ordinary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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