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 Foxtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foxtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foxtown listed first.
- Bittinger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittinger
- Bittinger is located in Garrett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bittinger <2>
- Engle Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County
- New Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <2>
- Hoyes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Garrett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <2>
- Mineral Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
- Selbysport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selbysport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Listonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Listonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Addison is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
- Ursina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Garrett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
- Avilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <2>
- Dumas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - West Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Somerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerfield
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Harnedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harnedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Warnocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Confluence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <2>
- Markleysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleysburg
- Markleysburg is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleysburg <2>
- Fort Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Fort Hill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hill <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.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 Foxtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |