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 Willis Wharf in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis Wharf. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis Wharf listed first.
- Exmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hadlock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Belle Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nassawadox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mappsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Davis Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Wardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Marionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Painter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craddockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Craddockville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
- Birdsnest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Nandua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
- Pungoteague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trower is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trower
- Keller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Wachapreague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Shadyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Machipongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melfa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Broadwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Locustville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
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 Willis Wharf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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