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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Willow Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hollandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Felton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marydel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearsons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Whiteleysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hartly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Templeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Greensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Harrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Frederica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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