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