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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 Kirkwood had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.

  • Summit Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
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  • Saint Georges
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Corbit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbit is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
  • Porter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Porter is located in New Castle County
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  • Reybold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Reybold is located in New Castle County
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  • Red Lion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
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  • Glasgow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County
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  • Keeney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Keeney is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
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  • Bear
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Iron Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
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  • Chesapeake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Armstrong is located in New Castle County
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  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilson is located in New Castle County
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  • McDonough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonough is located in New Castle County
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  • Pencader
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pencader is located in New Castle County
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  • Port Penn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruthby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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  • Christiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ogletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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  • Iron Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Elkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
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  • Saint Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Odessa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
  • Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
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  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank

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 Kirkwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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