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 Smith Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smith Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smith Island listed first.
- Ewell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tangier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
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- Fords Wharf ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fords Wharf is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Wharf
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County
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- Deal Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ophelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Upper Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County
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- Chance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tulls Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
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- Dames Quarter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lilian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilian is located in Northumberland County (VA)
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- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Northumberland County (VA)
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- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
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- Manokin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
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- Mila
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mila is located in Northumberland County (VA)
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- Marumsco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
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- Edwin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edwin is located in Somerset County
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- Oriole
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
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- Monie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Bishops Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Smith Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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