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 Rivergate in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rivergate. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rivergate listed first.
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newport News
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oriana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Menchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Phoebus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Denbigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Gloucester Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Achilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Severn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Rescue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Ordinary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Ocean View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
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- White Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Port Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bohannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 Rivergate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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