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

  • Port Penn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McDonough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McDonough is also located in New Castle County
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  • Saint Georges
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Odessa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Odessa is also located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
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  • Reybold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Reybold is also located in New Castle County
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  • Corbit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corbit is also located in New Castle County
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is also located in New Castle County
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  • Armstrong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Armstrong is also located in New Castle County
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  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Summit Bridge is also located in New Castle County
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  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldsboro is also located in New Castle County
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  • Hancocks Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
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  • Red Lion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lion is also located in New Castle County
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  • Porter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Porter is also located in New Castle County
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  • Bear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Keeney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeney is also located in New Castle County
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  • Townsend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Townsend is also located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
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  • Harmersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harmersville is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
  • Glasgow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow is also located in New Castle County
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  • Blackbird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blackbird is also located in New Castle County
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  • Deakyneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Deakyneville is also located in New Castle County
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  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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  • Quinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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  • Pennsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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  • New Castle
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Thorntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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