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 Omar had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Omar, with the one closest to Omar listed first.
- Frankford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dagsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bayard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Bishopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bunting
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Showell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mission
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Gumboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Twilley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Hollyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Stockley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shortly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Lowes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
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 Omar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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