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 Powelton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powelton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
- Farmington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollandsville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsville
- Burrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frederica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canterbury is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Andersontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Anthony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Hobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Powelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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