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 Limestone Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Limestone Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Limestone Gap listed first.
- Marshallton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kiamensi
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
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- Greenbank
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
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- Faulkland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Brandywine Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Choate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wooddale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
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- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
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- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elsmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Silverbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
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- Farnhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
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- Hockessin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
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- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
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- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
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- Southwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pencader
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
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- Kentmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Montchanin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
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- Yorklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Limestone Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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