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 Afton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Afton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- Carpenter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County
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- Booths Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Claymont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boothwyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Talleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carrcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrcroft
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Aston Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Elam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Markham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Markham is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Trainer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Concordville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Village Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Mount Alverno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Alverno is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Alverno
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Lenni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenni is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenni
- Brandywine Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Summit is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Summit
- Ivy Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Mills
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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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