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 Penn Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penn Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penn Acres listed first.
- Bon Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robious
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Midlothian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
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- Westham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
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- Fendley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
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- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- Otterdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
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- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
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- Brook Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
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- Vinita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
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- Hallsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Erin Shades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
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- Perdue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
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- Gayton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
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- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
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- Huguenot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
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- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
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- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
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- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
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- Manakin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
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 Penn Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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