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 Jimtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jimtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Nassau
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Nassau is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lewes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
- Lewes is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <2>
- Cool Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Hollyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Rehoboth Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Beach
- Rehoboth Beach is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth Beach <2>
- Drawbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Harbeson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
- Harbeson is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <2>
- Bennum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Waples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Stockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Millsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
- Millsboro is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <2>
- Robbins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Redden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Dagsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagsboro
- Dagsboro is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dagsboro <2>
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <2>
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
- Shortly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Frankford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Frankford is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <2>
- Omar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ocean View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Jimtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |