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 Newark had a population of 1,191 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Newark had a population of 33,849 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Pencader
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Wilson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ruthby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Bank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Choate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Strickersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Singerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Keeney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Childs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in New Castle County
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- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Bear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Fair Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Landenberg
(6 miles [9.7 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 Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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