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 Willowbrook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willowbrook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willowbrook listed first.
- Suffolk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Kilby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Everets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Driver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Myrtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Saunders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saunders is located in Suffolk City
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- Chuckatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Shoulders Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Deanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanes
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
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- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
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- Corapeake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Wiggins Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Rescue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Zuni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
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 Willowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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