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 Showell had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Showell, with the one closest to Showell listed first.
- Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Selbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunting
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ironshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Ocean City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twilley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley
- Frankford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Truitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Gumboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gumboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumboro
- Dagsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Showell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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