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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ruthville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruthville, with the one closest to Ruthville listed first.
- Weyanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Providence Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
- Providence Forge is located in New Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Providence Forge <3>
- Holdcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mountcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Walkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Lanexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanexa
- Lanexa is located in New Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanexa <3>
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Burrowsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Tettington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tettington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Tallysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Quinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Quinton is located in New Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <3>
- Barhamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barhamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barhamsville
- Barhamsville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barhamsville <3>
- Shirley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Toano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
- Toano is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toano <3>
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Ruthville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |