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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>

While we didn't find Rio Vista in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rio Vista. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rio Vista listed first.

  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Riverside is located in Talbot County
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  • Saint Michaels
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Royal Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kirkham is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
  • Tunis Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
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  • Harper ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper is located in Talbot County
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  • Bozman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McDaniel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wittman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Neavitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
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  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is located in Talbot County
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  • Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
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  • Claiborne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tilghman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
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  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Longwoods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwoods is located in Talbot County
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  • Hambleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hambleton is located in Talbot County
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  • Trappe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Skipton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Skipton is located in Talbot County
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  • Guys
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
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  • Mattapex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
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  • Hills Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
  • Cornersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Carmichael
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
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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 Rio Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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