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 Foxfire in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foxfire. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foxfire listed first.
- Mermaid
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Choate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Marshallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Brandywine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Hockessin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pencader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Faulkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Landenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strickersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kaolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Yorklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
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 Foxfire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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