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 Oak Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Halfway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Funkstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Huyett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Lappans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Downsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Broadfording
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Maugansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conococheague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Marlowe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Cearfoss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Grimes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Bakersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Benevola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Chewsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mapleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falling Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cavetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Leitersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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 Oak Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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