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 Penn Acres South in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penn Acres South. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penn Acres South listed first.
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farnhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pennsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Delaware Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Elsmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Faulkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Greenbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Brandywine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Landlith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
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- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
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- Choate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
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- Reybold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
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- Delaware City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wooddale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
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- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
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- Kentmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Ruthby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
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 Penn Acres South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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