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 Broadkill Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Broadkill Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Broadkill Beach listed first.
- Drawbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Lewes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waples
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Harbeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bennum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Rehoboth Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Redden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Millsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shortly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Cape May
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Cold Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Bowers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Frederica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Broadkill Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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