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 Gum Swamp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Swamp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Swamp listed first.
- Bivalve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quantico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cokeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Capitola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Athol
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Whitehaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Victor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Widgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Whayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bestpitch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Monie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Dames Quarter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oriole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Princess Anne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Walnut Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Bucktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
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 Gum Swamp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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