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

  • Delmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ward is located in Sussex County
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  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Broad Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
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  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Columbia is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Sussex County
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  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
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  • Whitesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitesville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Lowes Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
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  • Galestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Sharptown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
  • Seaford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Walston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Walston is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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  • Parsonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Concord is located in Sussex County
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  • Riverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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  • Ross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ross is located in Sussex County
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  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
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  • Middleford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Middleford is located in Sussex County
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  • Walnut Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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  • Pittsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gumboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County
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  • Mission
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County
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  • Shortly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shortly is located in Sussex County
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  • Reliance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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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 Bacons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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