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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ward 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 Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.

  • Whitesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitesville is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Lowes Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
  • Delmar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Parsonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gumboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
  • Laurel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walston is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
  • Pittsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twilley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Twilley is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
  • Mission
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Broad Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Broad Creek is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
  • Shortly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shortly is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Columbia is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Hebron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
  • Wango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wango is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Concord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Concord is located in Sussex County
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  • Truitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Truitt is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
  • Powellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Fruitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Middleford is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleford
  • Selbyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Frankford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dagsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stockley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockley is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockley
  • Ross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Galestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Sharptown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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