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 Sassafras had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sassafras, with the one closest to Sassafras listed first.
- Golts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cecilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
- Lambson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Saint Augustine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Green Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Town Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Town Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Chesapeake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Sassafras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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