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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ocean City had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ocean City had a population of 6,913 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean City, with the one closest to Ocean City listed first.

  • Holly Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Worcester County
  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <3>
  • Ironshire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
    • Ironshire is located in Worcester County
  • Williamsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bayville
    • From Ocean City to Bayville
  • Showell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bunting. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bunting
    • From Ocean City to Bunting
  • Bishopville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bishop
    • From Ocean City to Bishop
  • Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Worcester County
  • Bayard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Roxana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roxana
    • From Ocean City to Roxana
  • Selbyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <3>
  • Omar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omar
    • From Ocean City to Omar
  • Frankford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
    • Frankford is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <3>
  • Millville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <3>
  • New Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cedartown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedartown
    • From Ocean City to Cedartown
  • Truitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
    • Truitt is located in Wicomico County
  • Powellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Whiton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
  • Wesley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Worcester County
  • Dagsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Twilley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
    • Twilley is located in Wicomico County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ocean City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Ocean City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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