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 Thompsontown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thompsontown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thompsontown listed first.
- East New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Rhodesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Secretary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hurlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Linchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Galestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hynson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bucktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Federalsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trappe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Thompsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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