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 Cape May had a population of 2,136 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cape May had a population of 3,404 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cape May, with the one closest to Cape May listed first.
- Cold Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Rio Grande
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
- Grassy Sound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anglesea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burleigh is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleigh
- Cape May Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dias Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dias Creek is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dias Creek
- Swain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Townsends Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townsends Inlet is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsends Inlet
- Clermont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sea Isle City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Seaville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Seaville
- Dennisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nassau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Cape May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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