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 Dames Quarter had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dames Quarter, with the one closest to Dames Quarter listed first.
- Chance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deal Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monie is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Victor ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victor was located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Oriole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oriole is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Nanticoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Upper Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Fairmount is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwin was located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
- Widgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Widgeon is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Whitehaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Bivalve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fords Wharf was located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Manokin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manokin is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Bishops Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princess Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wingate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is also located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Toddville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
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 Dames Quarter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |