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 Childs had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Childs, with the one closest to Childs listed first.
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Cecil County
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- Singerly
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County
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- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Eder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Bank ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
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- Bacon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
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- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
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- Cowentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County
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- Fair Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
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- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
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- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County
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- North East
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
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- Elk Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Iron Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
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- Lombard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lombard is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Calvert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
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- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
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- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pencader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Strickersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Theodore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
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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 Childs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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