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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 Crossgates in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Crossgates. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Crossgates listed first.

  • Wyoming
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Lebanon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Woodside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Viola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Canterbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canterbury is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
  • Pearsons Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
  • Leipsic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Felton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Frederica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bowers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Brenford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenford is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
  • Kenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Slaughter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Slaughter is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Downs Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Marydel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 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 Crossgates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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