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 in 1895, Morantown had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morantown, with the one closest to Morantown listed first.
- Eckhart Mines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckhart Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Mount Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Mount Savage is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <4>
- Frostburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
- Frostburg is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <4>
- Clarysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Barrelville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Borden Shaft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden Shaft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Vale Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Wellersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Carlos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ocean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Savage Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage Junction
- Mount Savage Junction is located in Allegany County
- Kreigbaum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Corriganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Pocahontas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cresaptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresaptown
- Cresaptown is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresaptown <4>
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ridgeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
- Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <4>
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Wittenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Pinto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Avilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/
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 Morantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |