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 Blackfords Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blackfords Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blackfords Ferry listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antietam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uvilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Swan Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Kearneysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duffields
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duffields is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Bakerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Bakersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County
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- Foltz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Trego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trego is located in Washington County
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- Eakles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
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- Keedysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Washington County
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- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
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- Rohrersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Harpers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
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- Breathedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Lappans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
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- Bedington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Berkeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
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 Blackfords Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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