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 Westview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westview listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elsmere
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Greenbank
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Kiamensi
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Farnhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Delaware Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Faulkland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Silverbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Choate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Landlith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landlith
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kentmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Montchanin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mermaid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Ruthby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Mount Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 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 Westview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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