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 Rio Vista in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rio Vista. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rio Vista listed first.
- Westham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
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- Dumbarton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- Bon Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brook Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Robious
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
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- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
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- Erin Shades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
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- Glen Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
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- Gayton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
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- Midlothian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
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- French Hay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
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- Vinita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
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- Drewrys Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
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- Highland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashcake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
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- Manakin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
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- Huguenot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
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- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
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- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
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- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
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- Pole Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
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- Boscobel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
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 Rio Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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