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 Richmond in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Richmond. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Richmond listed first.
- Brook Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Dumbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Bon Air
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Atlee Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Varina Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Ashcake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Lorraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- French Hay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
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- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erin Shades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Studley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Gayton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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