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>
Fords Wharf itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fords Wharf, with the one closest to Fords Wharf listed first.
- Fairmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
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- Upper Fairmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
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- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
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- Tulls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
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- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
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- Manokin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
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- Crisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
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- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
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- Monie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
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- Deal Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
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- Marumsco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
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- Dames Quarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Princess Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
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- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Costen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
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- Widgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
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- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
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- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County (VA)
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- Whitehaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Fords Wharf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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