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 Sandy Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sandy Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sandy Point listed first.
- Whayland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Fruitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Quantico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Whitehaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Widgeon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widgeon
- Princess Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walston is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Parsonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Victor ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Whiteburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Colbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Cokeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
- Bivalve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nanticoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Monie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Edwin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sandy Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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