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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hockessin had a population of 361 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hockessin, with the one closest to Hockessin listed first.
- Southwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yorklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kaolin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Landenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mount Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennett Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywine Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Faulkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Toughkenamon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Choate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiamensi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Silverbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montchanin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Mendenhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
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 Hockessin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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