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 Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Island listed first.
- McDonough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Odessa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Port Penn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Deakyneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Saint Georges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancocks Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Delaware City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Reybold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Corbit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Kirkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Warwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vandyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Green Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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