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 Kempton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kempton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kempton listed first.
- Wilsonia
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - William
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Coketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
- Horse Shoe Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horse Shoe Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Dobbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lead Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Eglon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Fort Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Gormania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Gorman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
- Bretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Hannahsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Auvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Kempton, 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. |