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 Lewes had a population of 2,037 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lewes had a population of 3,417 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lewes, with the one closest to Lewes listed first.
- Nassau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rehoboth Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Harbeson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Waples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waples is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
- Bennum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Warwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Redden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
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- Millsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dagsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cape May
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shortly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Omar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Lewes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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