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 Shortly had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shortly, with the one closest to Shortly listed first.
- Stockley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Mission
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Lowes Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Dagsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Bennum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
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- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Sussex County
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- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Sussex County
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- Gumboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Hollyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyville
- Redden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Frankford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harbeson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middleford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleford is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
- Robbins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
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- Broad Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Twilley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Omar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omar is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Cool Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
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 Shortly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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