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 Colony Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colony Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colony Hills listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delaware Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Kiamensi
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kiamensi is also located in New Castle County
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- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farnhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhurst is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Faulkland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkland is also located in New Castle County
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- Elsmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Greenbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank is also located in New Castle County
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- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverbrook is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Brandywine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Springs is also located in New Castle County
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- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony is also located in New Castle County
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- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is also located in New Castle County
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- Landlith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landlith is also located in New Castle County
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- Kentmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentmere is also located in New Castle County
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- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mermaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid is also located in New Castle County
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- Choate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Choate is also located in New Castle County
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- Ruthby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthby is also located in New Castle County
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- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is also located in New Castle County
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- Mount Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cuba is also located in New Castle County
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- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is also located in New Castle County
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- Montchanin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Colony Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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