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 Birch Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Birch Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Birch Town listed first.
- Sinnickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Greenbackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Horntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Welbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Temperanceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Mappsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Goodwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Girdletree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Nelsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Mearsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Pocomoke City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Scarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Messongo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Bloxom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Belinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
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 Birch Town, 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. |