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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>

While we didn't find Christ Church in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Christ Church. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Christ Church listed first.

  • Irvington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Weems
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
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  • Millenbeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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  • White Stone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kilmarnock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Merry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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  • Lynhams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
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  • Ottoman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
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  • Locust Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
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  • Bushy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
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  • Mollusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Urbanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grinels
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grinels is located in Middlesex County
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  • Westland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westland is located in Lancaster County
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  • Monaskon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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  • Stormont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Wilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
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  • Wicomico Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saluda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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  • Browns Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
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  • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
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  • Water View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Water View is located in Middlesex County
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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 Christ Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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