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 Scotland had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jamestown
- From Scotland to Jamestown
- Alliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Homewood
- From Scotland to Homewood
- Moorings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Itata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Itata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Itata
- From Scotland to Itata
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tettington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tettington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Grove
- From Scotland to Spring Grove
- Lee Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lee Hall
- From Scotland to Lee Hall
- Oaktree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaktree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oaktree
- From Scotland to Oaktree
- Lightfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Lightfoot is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lightfoot <2>
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dendron
- From Scotland to Dendron
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Savedge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Carsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carsley
- From Scotland to Carsley
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Septa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Toano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Magnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Magnet
- From Scotland to Magnet
- Denbigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Oriana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Holdcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.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 Scotland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |