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 Portsmouth Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portsmouth Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portsmouth Acres listed first.
- Shoulders Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Deanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamberts Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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- Driver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Brambleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
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- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- Elizabeth Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Chuckatuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Suffolk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kempsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Ocean View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
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- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Everets
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
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- Kilby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
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- Thalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saunders is located in Suffolk City
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- Phoebus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
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- Mapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Rescue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Lynnhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
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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 Portsmouth Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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