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 Athol had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athol, with the one closest to Athol listed first.
- Quantico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Whayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Sharptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Bivalve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Capitola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bestpitch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Nanticoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Widgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
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 Athol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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