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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bear had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear, with the one closest to Bear listed first.
- Red Lion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Keeney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Corbit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Reybold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Georges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ruthby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Choate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pencader
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Farnhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshallton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delaware Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Greenbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Iron Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Bear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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