Welcome to Borden Shaft ...

Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borden Shaft, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Borden Shaft is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Borden Shaft lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Borden Shaft: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Borden Shaft ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Borden Shaft.

Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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- Cumberland is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
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- Google driving directions:
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Keyser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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- Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
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- Google driving directions:
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Meyersdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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- Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
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Westernport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Westernport is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
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Lonaconing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
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Carpendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
Grantsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Grantsville is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
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Hyndman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
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Piedmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
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Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Borden Shaft. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borden Shaft.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borden Shaft. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borden Shaft.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borden Shaft. See our Newspapers Page for Borden Shaft.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borden Shaft ...

Looking for more information about Borden Shaft? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Borden Shaft, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Borden Shaft.

Adding Borden Shaft to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borden Shaft in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Borden Shaft was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Borden Shaft on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borden Shaft.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden Shaft - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Borden Shaft area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Borden Shaft area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.