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 South Wilmington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Wilmington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Wilmington listed first.
- Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Delaware Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
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- Landlith
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
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- Kentmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
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- Edgemoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
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- Elsmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farnhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
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- Silverbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
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- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montchanin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County
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- Carrcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County
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- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
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- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Talleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County
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- Holly Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County
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- Silverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County
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- Wooddale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
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- Faulkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
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- Brandywine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
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- Kiamensi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
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 South Wilmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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