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 Poulson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poulson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poulson listed first.
- Mearsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Belinda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Hallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Messongo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Bloxom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Nelsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Mappsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Justisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Gargatha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Hopkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Parksley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Modest Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Mont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Metompkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Marumsco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- New Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesconessex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
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 Poulson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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