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 Blackwater Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blackwater Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blackwater Beach listed first.
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
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- Omar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Ocean View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Dagsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
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- Hollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Millsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
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- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
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- Bayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Selbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Rehoboth Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
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- Stockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
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- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- Cool Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
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- Nassau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- Showell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- Harbeson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
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- Shortly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shortly is located in Sussex 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 Blackwater Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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