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 Five Forks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Forks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Bentley Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Springs
- Bentley Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Walker
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Parkton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
- Parkton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <4>
- Stablersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stablersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Trump
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Maryland Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
- Rayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Eklo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - White Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- White Hall is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
- Gorsuch Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gorsuch Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Keeney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Blue Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mount
- Blue Mount is located in Baltimore County
- Zeigler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Reimold
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Orwig
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sheffer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Tolna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Beckleysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckleysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleysville
- Beckleysville is located in Baltimore County
- Evna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Railroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Railroad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
- Railroad is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <4>
- Blackhorse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Shawsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Norrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Norrisville is located in Harford County
- Stiltz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hoffmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmanville
- Hoffmanville is located in Baltimore County
- Shrewsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |