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 Hillcrest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hillcrest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Edgemoor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Landlith
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
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- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Carrcroft
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County
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- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
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- Wilmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Holly Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
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- Silverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
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- Claymont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Talleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Delaware Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
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- Perkintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
- Pedricktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pedricktown is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County
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- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montchanin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
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- Elsmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Boothwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Booths Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Guyencourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guyencourt is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyencourt
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Hillcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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