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 in 1895, Borden Shaft had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Borden Shaft, with the one closest to Borden Shaft listed first.
- Carlos
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Ocean
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vale Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Frostburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Clarysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eckhart Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lonaconing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morantown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
- Cresaptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Savage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rawlings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Ridgeley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corriganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Wellersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Savage Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kreigbaum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- New Germany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
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 Borden Shaft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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