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 Whilton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whilton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whilton listed first.
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is also located in New Castle County
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- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farnhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farnhurst is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Keeney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keeney is also located in New Castle County
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- Porter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is also located in New Castle County
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- Marshallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corbit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corbit is also located in New Castle County
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- Reybold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reybold is also located in New Castle County
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- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Choate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choate is also located in New Castle County
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- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kiamensi is also located in New Castle County
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- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthby is also located in New Castle County
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- Greenbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenbank is also located in New Castle County
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- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delaware Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is also located in New Castle County
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- Pencader
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pencader is also located in New Castle County
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- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilson is also located in New Castle County
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- Faulkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Faulkland is also located in New Castle County
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- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is also located in New Castle County
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- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is also located in New Castle County
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- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Georges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Mermaid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid is also located in New Castle County
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- Elsmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is also located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Brandywine Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandywine Springs is also located in New Castle County
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- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newark is also located in New Castle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
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 Whilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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