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 West View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Preston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Linchester
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linchester is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linchester
- Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Bethlehem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Choptank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Beulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Hynson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
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- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- American Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Hurlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Agner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Agner is located in Caroline County
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- Federalsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Secretary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Caroline County
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- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
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- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
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- Trappe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Finchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
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- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Andersontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
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 West View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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