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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 Samos in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Samos. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Samos listed first.

  • Church View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Water View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Water View is located in Middlesex County
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  • Jamaica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Bayport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayport is located in Middlesex County
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  • Monaskon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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  • Urbanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mollusk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mascot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
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  • Saluda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ottoman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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  • Litwalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
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  • Montague
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Montague is located in Essex County
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  • Dragonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
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  • Stormont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Millenbeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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  • Merry Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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  • Little Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
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  • Shanghai
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
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  • Glenns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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  • Locust Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
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  • Downings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Downings is located in Richmond County
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  • Ino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ino is located in King and Queen County
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  • Weems
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
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  • Bowlers Wharf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
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  • Ivondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ivondale is located in Richmond 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 Samos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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