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 Sign Post in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sign Post. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sign Post listed first.
- Horntown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sinnickson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Welbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Greenbackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Stockton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Horsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Girdletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Pocomoke City
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Temperanceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scarboro is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Costen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Messongo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Mappsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Sign Post, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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