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 Spence had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spence, with the one closest to Spence listed first.
- Cedartown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
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- Boxiron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Wesley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Girdletree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Ironshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Colbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Goodwill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Greenbackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Welbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
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- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Truitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Truitt is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt
- Sinnickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Wango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Pocomoke City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Holly Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Horntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
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 Spence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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