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 Willow Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow Grove listed first.
- Goodwill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Pocomoke City
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Welbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Costen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Whiteburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteburg is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteburg
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- New Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Franklin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boxiron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Marumsco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Horsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Spence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spence is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Wesley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Colbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
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 Willow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |