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 Windy Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Windy Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Windy Hills listed first.
- Newark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pencader
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Ogletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ruthby
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Choate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mermaid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
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- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Marshallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Barksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County
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- Keeney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Brandywine Springs
(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 Windy Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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