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Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Borden Shaft, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Borden Shaft: (301) & (240)<4>

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)
  • Keyser
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <5>
  • Meyersdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Westernport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hyndman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
  • Piedmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Borden Shaft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden Shaft - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.









 

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