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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 The Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.

  • Christiana
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marshallton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is also located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Kiamensi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kiamensi is also located in New Castle County
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  • Stanton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Farnhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Farnhurst is also located in New Castle County
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  • Greenbank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenbank is also located in New Castle County
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  • Choate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Choate is also located in New Castle County
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  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is also located in New Castle County
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  • Ruthby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ruthby is also located in New Castle County
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  • Ogletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ogletown is also located in New Castle County
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  • Bear
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Delaware Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Delaware Junction is also located in New Castle County
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  • Elsmere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsmere is also located in New Castle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Faulkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Faulkland is also located in New Castle County
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  • Brandywine Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Brandywine Springs 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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  • Keeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keeney is also located in New Castle County
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  • Red Lion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Lion is also located in New Castle County
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  • Silverbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverbrook is also located in New Castle County
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  • Wooddale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wooddale is also located in New Castle County
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  • Mermaid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mermaid 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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  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter is also located in New Castle County
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  • Corbit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Corbit is also located in New Castle County
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  • Reybold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Reybold is also located in New Castle County
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  • Pennsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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  • Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentmere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kentmere is also located in New Castle County
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  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Newark is also located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • 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 The Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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