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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Ettrick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Matoaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walthall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Derby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Garysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Holly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Marmona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Drewrys Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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