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 Melvins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melvins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melvins listed first.
- Harrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frederica
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Hollandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Burrsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
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 Melvins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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