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 River Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Norfolk City
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- Norfolk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brambleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brambleton is located in Norfolk City
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- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Kempsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Lamberts Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
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- Thalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thalia is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Lynnhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
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- London Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Phoebus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Nimmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Virginia Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Shoulders Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Pungo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Driver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Rescue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Vine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Creeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creeds is located in Virginia Beach City
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- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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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 River Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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