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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 Rutherford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rutherford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rutherford listed first.

  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harmony is located in New Castle County
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  • Ruthby
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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  • Ogletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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  • Christiana
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Choate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Choate is located in New Castle County
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  • Stanton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshallton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pencader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pencader is located in New Castle County
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  • Mermaid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County
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  • Wilson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson is located in New Castle County
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  • Kiamensi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
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  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
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  • Bear
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
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  • Faulkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Faulkland is located in New Castle County
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  • Brandywine Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
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  • Thompson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson is located in New Castle County
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  • Iron Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
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  • Keeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Keeney is located in New Castle County
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  • Red Lion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Lion is located in New Castle County
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  • Farnhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
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  • Delaware Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
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  • Elsmere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Wooddale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wooddale is located in New Castle County
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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 Rutherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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