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 Poor Farm in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poor Farm. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poor Farm listed first.
- Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Newport News
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oriana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Denbigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Menchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Gloucester Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Achilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Phoebus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Severn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Ordinary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Marsh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Roanes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Septa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Clay Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Magnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Ocean View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- New Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
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 Poor Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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