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, Wilson had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Pencader
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Newark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Ogletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Keeney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Choate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Porter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Barksdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Bank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Marshallton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Singerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corbit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Mermaid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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