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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 York River Farms in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of York River Farms. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to York River Farms listed first.

  • Achilles
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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  • Gloucester Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Yorktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Severn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Severn is located in Gloucester County
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  • Ordinary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grafton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lee Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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  • White Marsh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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  • Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grove is located in James City County
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  • Oriana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oriana is located in Newport News City
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  • Denbigh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
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  • Ware Neck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ware Neck 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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  • Clay Bank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
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  • Newport News
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gloucester Courthouse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
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  • New Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Haywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Menchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Menchville is located in Newport News City
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  • Homewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
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  • Morrison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Morrison is located in Newport News City
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  • Laban
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Laban is located in Mathews County
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  • Sassafras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
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  • Ark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ark is located in Gloucester County
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  • Allmondsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
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  • Oaktree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oaktree is located in York County
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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 York River Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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