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 Helms Landing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Helms Landing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Helms Landing listed first.
- Dagsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frankford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Omar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
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- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Selbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Ocean View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
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- Bunting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County
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- Stockley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
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- Gumboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County
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- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Lowes Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Twilley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- Shortly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
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- Showell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Showell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bennum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
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 Helms Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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