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 Grays Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grays Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Holly Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ocean City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Showell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Ironshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bunting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
- Selbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Truitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Powellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Cedartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Frankford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twilley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Omar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Ocean View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gumboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Grays Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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