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 Wood Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wood Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wood Ridge listed first.
- Mermaid
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hockessin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Choate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Marshallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Landenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Strickersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Ruthby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- New Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiamensi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Greenbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Faulkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Mount Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Yorklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pencader
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Toughkenamon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Kemblesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
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 Wood Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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