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 Pocahontas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pocahontas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
- Ettrick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Matoaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Walthall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Templeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
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- Shirley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
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- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Drewrys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
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- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
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- Garysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
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- Holly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
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- Marmona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Varina Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
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 Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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