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 Bridgetown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bridgetown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
- Litwalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Downings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
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- Monaskon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Mollusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Browns Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
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- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
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- Water View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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- Ivondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
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- Bayport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Wicomico Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Emmerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
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- Jamaica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
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- Millenbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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- Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
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- Kilmarnock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
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- Bundick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Lottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Montague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Essex County
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- Church View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weems
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Mila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mila is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila
- Haynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Bowlers Wharf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
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 Bridgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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