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 Beaver Dam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Beaver Dam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Beaver Dam listed first.
- Pennsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Farnhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Landlith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landlith
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Perkintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
- Edgemoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Delaware City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reybold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Quinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Mowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
- Riddleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fenwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fenwick is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Kentmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Elsmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Christiana
(8 miles [12.9 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 Beaver Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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