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 Downsville had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downsville, with the one closest to Downsville listed first.
- Williamsport Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Grimes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Fairplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Lappans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Foltz ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Breathedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Marlowe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bedington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Swan Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keedysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benevola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Funkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Conococheague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <2>
- Huyett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Shepherdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eakles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Little Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Spring Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
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 Downsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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