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 Riverton had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Walnut Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Sharptown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Brookview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Rhodesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Reliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cokeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Quantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Creek is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hurlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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