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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 Wildwoods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wildwoods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wildwoods listed first.

  • Whiteburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
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  • Corbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Corbin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Costen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Costen is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
  • Pocomoke City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
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  • Goodwill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Goodwill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Colbourne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Colbourne is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
  • Scarboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Scarboro is located in Worcester County
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  • Westover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Girdletree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
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  • Eden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden is located in Somerset County
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  • Loretto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Loretto is located in Somerset County
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  • Princess Anne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Boxiron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
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  • Wesley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wesley is located in Worcester County
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  • Rehobeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Welbourne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Welbourne is located in Worcester County
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  • Fruitland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
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  • Wango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wango is located in Wicomico County
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  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Wicomico County
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  • Manokin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Manokin is located in Somerset County
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  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston is located in Somerset County
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  • Spence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Spence is located in Worcester County
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  • Cedartown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
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  • Edwin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Edwin is located in Somerset County
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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 Wildwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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