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 Canterbury in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canterbury. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canterbury listed first.
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walston is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Sharptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Athol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Parsonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Galestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Broad Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Walnut Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Wango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
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 Canterbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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