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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>

While we didn't find Midnight Thicket in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Midnight Thicket. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Midnight Thicket listed first.

  • Laurel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is also located in Sussex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
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  • Sycamore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore is also located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Broad Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Broad Creek is also located in Sussex County
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  • Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord is also located in Sussex County
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  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethel is also located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
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  • Middleford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Middleford is also located in Sussex County
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  • Ward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward is also located in Sussex County
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  • Seaford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaford is also located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <2>
  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodland is also located in Sussex County
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  • Ross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ross is also located in Sussex County
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  • Delmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delmar is also located in Sussex County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
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  • Lowes Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowes Crossroads is also located in Sussex County
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  • Shortly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shortly is also located in Sussex County
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  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia is also located in Sussex County
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  • Cannon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon is also located in Sussex County
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  • Galestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Sharptown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
  • Whitesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitesville is also located in Sussex County
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  • Mission
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mission is also located in Sussex County
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  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is also located in Sussex County
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  • Reliance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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  • Bridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gumboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gumboro is also located in Sussex County
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  • Stockley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockley is also located in Sussex County
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  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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