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 Wills Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wills Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wills Corner listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Everets
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
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- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Driver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shoulders Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
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- Deanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deanes is located in Suffolk City
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- Rescue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
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- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
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- Magnet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
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- Suffolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Septa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Manning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
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- Raynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Morrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
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- Zuni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Menchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
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- Lamberts Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamberts Point is located in Norfolk City
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- Newport News
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saunders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saunders is located in Suffolk City
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- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Norfolk City
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- Norfolk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Itata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
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 Wills Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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