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 Preston had a population of 300 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Preston had a population of 700 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Linchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Choptank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Beulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hynson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hurlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
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- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- American Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Secretary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Federalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Agner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
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- Trappe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Hambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Finchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Rhodesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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