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 Sharps in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sharps. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sharps listed first.
- Ivondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Bowlers Wharf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Montague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Downings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Bayport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Farnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Emmerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wares Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wares Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
- Ozeana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Litwalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dunnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
- Dunnsville is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <3>
- Upright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Contra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Water View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Haynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Dragonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
- Monaskon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Bestland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Church View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church View
- Church View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church View <3>
- Mollusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollusk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollusk
- Mollusk is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mollusk <3>
- Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Brays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Howertons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Sharps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |