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 Riverside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverside listed first.
- Morrison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Newport News
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Menchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
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- Rescue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Denbigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Oriana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phoebus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Septa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Magnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chuckatuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Comet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Deanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Gloucester Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Highgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
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- Driver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Shoulders Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Lamberts Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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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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- Itata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry 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 Riverside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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