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 South Penns Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Penns Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Penns Grove listed first.
- Perkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkintown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkintown
- Edgemoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Pedricktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedricktown is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedricktown
- Holly Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Landlith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Landlith is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landlith
- Grubbs Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Landing is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Landing
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claymont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pennsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Silverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Carrcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrcroft
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Farnhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Sharptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Salem County
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- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Kentmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Delaware Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boothwyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Talleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silverbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverbrook is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook
- Elsmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 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 South Penns Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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