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 Horntown had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Horntown, with the one closest to Horntown listed first.
- Sinnickson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
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- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Welbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- New Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenbackville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Atlantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
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- Temperanceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Pocomoke City
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Hallwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Girdletree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Messongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
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- Mappsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
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- Belinda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
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- Mearsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Boxiron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County (MD)
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- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloxom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Costen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
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- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Marumsco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
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 Horntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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