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, Penton had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penton, with the one closest to Penton listed first.
- Acton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alloway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mowers is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Salem County
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- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paulding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cohansey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cohansey is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey
- Daretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daretown is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Pennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Port Penn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roadstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seeley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seeley is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Whig Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perkintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
- Delaware City
(10 miles [16.1 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 Penton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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