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 Wattsville had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wattsville, with the one closest to Wattsville listed first.
- Atlantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Temperanceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Mappsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Messongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Mearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Franklin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Belinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Bloxom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Modest Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Gargatha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hopeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Wattsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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