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 Phoebus had a population of 1,179 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Phoebus, with the one closest to Phoebus listed first.
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Newport News
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamberts Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brambleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Berkley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Oriana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Denbigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Rescue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Deanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shoulders Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kempsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
- Thalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
- Driver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Chuckatuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Phoebus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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