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 in 1895, Waples had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waples, with the one closest to Waples listed first.
- Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drawbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drawbridge is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Harbeson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bennum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennum is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennum
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redden is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stockley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockley is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shortly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shortly is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Frederica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Waples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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