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 in 1895, Acton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Penton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Alloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
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- Fenwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fenwick is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Hancocks Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmersville is located in Salem County
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- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
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- Yorktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Pennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cohansey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Daretown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daretown is located in Salem County
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- Point Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point Airy is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
- Port Penn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware City
(9 miles [14.5 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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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