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 Townsend had a population of 387 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Townsend had a population of 2,764 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Townsend, with the one closest to Townsend listed first.
- Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Vandyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Delaney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDonough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Blackiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deakyneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Summit Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augustine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Cecilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Port Penn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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