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 Briar Hook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Briar Hook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Briar Hook listed first.
- Ross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Seaford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Federalsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Galestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Agner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Agner is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agner
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- American Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Hynson
(10 miles [16.1 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 Briar Hook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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