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 Public Landing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Public Landing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Public Landing listed first.
- Spence
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cedartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Boxiron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wesley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <3>
- Girdletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdletree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Worcester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
- Ironshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Whiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Greenbackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbackville
- Greenbackville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbackville <3>
- Franklin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Colbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Goodwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Welbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sinnickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinnickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Powellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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>
- Whiteburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Truitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Holly Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Wango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Pocomoke City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <3>
- Horntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Horntown is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horntown <3>
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Worcester County: www.co.worcester.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: 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 Public Landing, 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. |