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 Foxcatcher at Fair Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foxcatcher at Fair Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foxcatcher at Fair Hill listed first.

• Fair Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
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• Lewisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Elk Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
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• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
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• Cowentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowentown is located in Cecil County
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• Appleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Appleton is located in Cecil County
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• Kemblesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Lombard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lombard is located in Cecil County
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• Leeds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leeds is located in Cecil County
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• Childs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Childs is located in Cecil County
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• Singerly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Singerly is located in Cecil County
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• New London
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New London is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Bank ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bank is located in Cecil County
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• Barksdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barksdale is located in Cecil County
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• Strickersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion is located in Cecil County
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• Chesterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesterville is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Chrome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Calvert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calvert is located in Cecil County
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• Eder
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eder is located in Cecil County
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• Iron Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
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• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
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• Thompson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thompson is located in New Castle County (DE)
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• Kelton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kelton is located in Chester County (PA)
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• Elkview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
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