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 Five Points in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Points. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Nassau
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lewes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Rehoboth Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Harbeson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Waples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Stockley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Redden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Dagsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shortly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Omar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 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 Five Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |