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 Persimmon Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Persimmon Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Persimmon Point listed first.
- Mappsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nelsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Temperanceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bloxom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gargatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Atlantic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mearsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Hopeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Metompkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Parksley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Messongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Belinda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Justisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Lee Mont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Pastoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Horntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sinnickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
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 Persimmon Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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