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 Elam had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elam, with the one closest to Elam listed first.
- Brandywine Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandywine Summit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Summit
- Granogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granogue is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granogue
- Booths Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Booths Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
- Ward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Concordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chadds Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Guyencourt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guyencourt is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyencourt
- Talleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dilworthtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilworthtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworthtown
- Ivy Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Mills
- Markham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Markham is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chadds Ford Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chadds Ford Junction is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadds Ford Junction
- Norway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Cossart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cossart is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossart
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornbury is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbury
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Chelsea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Seal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- Fairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Montchanin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carrcroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrcroft
- Silverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Holly Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Claymont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boothwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aston Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Lenni
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenni is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenni
- Wawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wawa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawa
- Chester Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
- Glen Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locksley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksley
- Cheyney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cheyney is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyney
- Pocopson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocopson is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocopson
- Westtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westtown
- Mendenhall
(5 miles [8 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 Elam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |