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)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Norfolk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brambleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
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- Lamberts Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberts Point
- Elizabeth Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Kempsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville
- Ocean View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Deanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
- Shoulders Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
- Driver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynnhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Phoebus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- London Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
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- 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)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Pungo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Rescue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everets
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
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. |
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