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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 Parsonsburg had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Walston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Walston is located in Wicomico County
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  • Pittsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wango
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wango is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Whitesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Powellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
  • Truitt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Truitt is located in Wicomico County
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  • Ward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Twilley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Twilley is located in Wicomico County
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  • Delmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
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  • Colbourne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Colbourne is located in Worcester County
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  • Whiton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
  • Gumboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowes Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowes Crossroads is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossroads
  • Hebron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Whayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Whayland is located in Wicomico County
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  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Somerset County
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  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
  • Campbell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Campbell is located in Worcester County
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  • Mission
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Allen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Wicomico County
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  • Newark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishop
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
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  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
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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 Parsonsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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