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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 Miskimon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Miskimon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Miskimon listed first.

  • Browns Store
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
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  • Litwalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
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  • Wicomico Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Avalon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Avalon is located in Northumberland County
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  • Heathsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Blackwells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
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  • Merry Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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  • Monaskon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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  • Mollusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lottsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mila
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mila is located in Northumberland County
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  • Bundick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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  • Farnham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farnham is located in Richmond County
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  • Downings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Downings is located in Richmond County
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  • Ottoman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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  • Kilmarnock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lilian is located in Northumberland County
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  • Water View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Water View is located in Middlesex County
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  • Lynhams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
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  • Fairport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
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  • Reedville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Village is located in Northumberland County
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  • Ivondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ivondale is located in Richmond County
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  • Millenbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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  • Lodge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
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  • Sunnybank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
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  • Ophelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
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  • Emmerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Emmerton is located in Richmond 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 Miskimon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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