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 Colonial Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colonial Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colonial Acres listed first.
- Broad Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middleford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Galestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Sharptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Bridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Shortly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowes Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Mission
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Brookview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Walnut Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Whitesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Stockley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Redden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Federalsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
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 Colonial Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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