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 Sylmar had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sylmar, with the one closest to Sylmar listed first.
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Chrome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Freemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freemont is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Glen Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnsley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Principio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lombard is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Theodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elk Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tweedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Spruce Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 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 Sylmar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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