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 Old Furnace in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Furnace. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Middleford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Seaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
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- Broad Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shortly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
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- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
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- Stockley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Reliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lowes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
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- Bennum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
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- Galestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
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 Old Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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