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 Townsend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Townsend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Townsend listed first.
- Capeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheapside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Dalbys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dalbys is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
- Cape Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Bayview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Cherrystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Eastville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shadyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Machipongo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birdsnest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Broadwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Marionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Nassawadox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Franktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phoebus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Ocean View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Virginia Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jamesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Hadlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Laban
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynnhaven is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- London Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- London Bridge is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Bridge
- Wardtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Diggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Haywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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