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 Penns Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penns Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penns Beach listed first.
- Pennsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Delaware City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Reybold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reybold is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reybold
- 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
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Landlith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Red Lion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Corbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corbit is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbit
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County
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- Elsmere
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Edgemoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kentmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Saint Georges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silverbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Sharptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Perkintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
- Greenbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Kiamensi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Marshallton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
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 Penns Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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