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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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portsmouth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.

  • Berkley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Norfolk City
  • Norfolk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brambleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brambleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brambleton
    • Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
  • Lamberts Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
    • Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
  • Elizabeth Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Kempsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
    • Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Ocean View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
  • Deanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
    • Deanes is located in Suffolk City
  • Shoulders Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Thalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Driver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Hampton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lynnhaven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
    • Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Phoebus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
  • London Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
    • London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Chuckatuck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Suffolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nimmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nimmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nimmo
    • From Portsmouth to Nimmo
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
  • Longview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Pungo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Newport News City
  • Rescue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Everets
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
    • Everets is located in Suffolk City

The official website for Portsmouth: www.ci.portsmouth.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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