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Biggest Cities of the Southern United States in 1800 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous communities of the early rural southern United States in 1800?
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Some of these cities do not exist anymore.
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Population
State /
Territory
City
26,514
Maryland
Baltimore
18,824
South Carolina
Charleston
6,926
Virginia
Norfolk
5,737
Virginia
Richmond
5,146
Georgia
Savannah
4,971
D.C.
Alexandria
4,066
Delaware
Wilmington
3,521
Virginia
Petersburg
3,210
D.C.
Washington
2,993
D.C.
Georgetown
2,600
Maryland
Frederick
2,467
North Carolina
New Bern
2,215
Georgia
Augusta
2,212
Maryland
Annapolis
2,128
Virginia
Winchester
2,000
Virginia
Fredericksburg
1,795
Kentucky
Lexington
1,750
South Carolina
Georgetown
1,700
Virginia
Portsmouth
1,689
North Carolina
Wilmington
1,656
North Carolina
Fayetteville
1,500
Maryland
Hagerstown
1,500
Mississippi
Natchez
1,400
Virginia
Williamsburg
1,302
North Carolina
Edenton
1,250
Maryland
Sharpsburg
1,200
Virginia
Dumfries
1,108
Virginia
Shepherdstown
1,000
Maryland
Cumberland
800
Virginia
Staunton
750
Maryland
Bladensburg
750
Maryland
Easton
750
Delaware
Lewes
700
Maryland
Chestertown
Population
State /
Territory
City
694
South Carolina
Beaufort
669
North Carolina
Raleigh
650
Virginia
New London
645
North Carolina
Salisbury
634
Virginia
Woodstock
628
Kentucky
Frankfort
602
Virginia
Fincastle
601
North Carolina
Washington
600
South Carolina
Camden
600
Maryland
Upper Marlboro
600
Virginia
West Liberty
579
Kentucky
Bardstown
570
Kentucky
Washington
568
Virginia
Charles Town
523
North Carolina
Tarboro
513
Virginia
Stevensburg
500
Delaware
Dover
500
Delaware
Milford
500
Virginia
Tappahannock
474
North Carolina
Hillsborough
450
Maryland
Elkton
437
North Carolina
Beaufort
400
Maryland
Port Tobacco
400
Georgia
Sunbury
388
Tennessee
Knoxville
382
North Carolina
Halifax
377
Kentucky
Paris
362
Virginia
Abingdon
359
Kentucky
Louisville
352
Virginia
Strasburg
350
South Carolina
Columbia
350
Virginia
Martinsburg
350
Virginia
Morgantown
Population
State /
Territory
City
350
Delaware
New Castle
350
Virginia
Wheeling
350
Virginia
Yorktown
348
Kentucky
Georgetown
345
Tennessee
Nashville
300
Maryland
Lower Marlboro
300
North Carolina
Martinsville
300
South Carolina
Ninety Six
300
Maryland
Snow Hill
290
Virginia
New Market
270
Kentucky
Danville
268
Georgia
St. Marys
262
Kentucky
Shelbyville
257
North Carolina
Plymouth
254
Virginia
Port Royal
253
North Carolina
Murfreesboro
250
Maryland
Cambridge
250
Delaware
Christiana
250
Maryland
Funkstown
250
Maryland
Havre de Grace
250
Maryland
Leonardtown
250
Virginia
Lynchburg
250
South Carolina
Orangeburg
250
Georgia
Petersburg
250
South Carolina
Purrysburg
248
North Carolina
Williamston
238
North Carolina
Warrenton
237
North Carolina
Windsor
231
North Carolina
University
226
North Carolina
Salem
225
Virginia
Charlottesville
224
Virginia
Bath
213
Kentucky
Port William
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4 Comments
Shadywyvern
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Level 84
Apr 9, 2025
loving all these US historical quizzes lately
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Apr 9, 2025
Thanks! I have at least one or two more planned before I'm moving back towards some European projects.
FreeStater
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Level 81
Apr 9, 2025
Nice quiz as always. It's crazy to think that entire states used to have essentially no cities.
Dekkie
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Level 55
Apr 9, 2025
Thanks! It’s funny because what would later become Alabama technically would’ve made it on here if it wasn’t for Mobile (Mauvila) still being under Spanish control with about 500 inhabitants. Other communities in the area included St. Stephens with 200 inhabitants and Eutaw with about 100.
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