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 Port Penn had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Penn, with the one closest to Port Penn listed first.
- McDonough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Delaware City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Georges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reybold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Odessa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancocks Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corbit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Harmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Kirkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Quinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Summit Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keeney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackbird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deakyneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
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 Port Penn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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