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 Poquoson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poquoson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poquoson listed first.
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phoebus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Newport News
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Menchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Denbigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Achilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Gloucester Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Rescue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- New Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamberts Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Ordinary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bohannon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- White Marsh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Haywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Poquoson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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