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 Wicomico in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wicomico. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wicomico listed first.
- Ordinary
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gloucester Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Marsh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yorktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Achilles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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- Severn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
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- Roanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Clay Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
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- Lee Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ware Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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- Oriana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
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- Ark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
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- Bohannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
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- Allmondsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
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- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Denbigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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- Oaktree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
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- Port Haywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lightfoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
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 Wicomico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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