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 Surry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Surry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Moorings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 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 <3>
- Carsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Savedge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Septa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Magnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Raynor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Lee Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Ewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Lightfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Oaktree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Ivor is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <3>
- Holdcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
- Denbigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Oriana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Toano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- 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>
- Weyanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Surry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Surry, 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. |