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 Mission had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mission, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
- Lowes Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Gumboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Shortly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dagsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twilley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Frankford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stockley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Ward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Warwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Selbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Hollyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bishopville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Mission, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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