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 Powhatan Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powhatan Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powhatan Shores listed first.
- Clay Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- White Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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- Roanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Allmondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- Oaktree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
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- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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- Achilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Ware Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
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- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in James City County
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- Lee Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Severn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Lightfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Woods Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
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- Plain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
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- New Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
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- Toano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bohannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
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 Powhatan Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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