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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 Kaolin had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kaolin, with the one closest to Kaolin listed first.

  • Southwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
    • Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Hockessin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • New Garden is located in Chester County
  • Landenberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landenberg
    • Landenberg is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landenberg <3>
  • Yorklyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Toughkenamon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Kennett Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chesterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Chester County
  • Mermaid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermaid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
    • Mermaid is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Mount Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Chester County
  • Baker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Chester County
  • Strickersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
    • Strickersville is located in Chester County
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Brandywine Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandywine Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
    • Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Wooddale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooddale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
    • Wooddale is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Longwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Longwood is located in Chester County
  • Willowdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
    • Willowdale is located in Chester County
  • West Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kemblesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
    • Kemblesville is located in Chester County
  • Choate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
    • Choate is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Marshallton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiamensi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiamensi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
    • Kiamensi is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Greenbank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Faulkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faulkland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
    • Faulkland is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Centreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Fairville is located in Chester County
  • Mendenhall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamorton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamorton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
    • Hamorton is located in Chester County
  • Marlboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Chester County
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Chester County
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Chester County

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Kaolin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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