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 Northwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Northwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walston is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Delmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parsonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whayland is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Wango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wango is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Colbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athol is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powellville is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Truitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Truitt is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Sharptown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharptown is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Broad Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Whiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Hope is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Twilley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Twilley is also located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Gumboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Lowes Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
- Galestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Walnut Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
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 Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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