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

  • Keeney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Keeney is located in New Castle County
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  • Porter
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Porter is located in New Castle County
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  • Glasgow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Red Lion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
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  • Bear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kirkwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Corbit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corbit is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
  • Ogletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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  • Wilson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson is located in New Castle County
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  • Iron Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Reybold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reybold is located in New Castle County
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  • Ruthby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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  • Christiana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pencader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pencader is located in New Castle County
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  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
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  • Newark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
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  • Saint Georges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Choate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Choate is located in New Castle County
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  • Iron Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Summit Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
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  • Delaware City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Barksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
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  • Thompson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson is located in New Castle County
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  • New Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiamensi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
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  • Marshallton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cowentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Singerly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Singerly is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Elkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>

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 Becks Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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