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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 Ocean had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ocean, with the one closest to Ocean listed first.

  • Midland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Carlos
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
    • Carlos is located in Allegany County
  • Borden Shaft
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
    • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Borden Shaft
    • From Ocean to Borden Shaft
  • Vale Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
    • Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
  • Lonaconing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frostburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clarysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
    • Clarysville is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clarysville
    • From Ocean to Clarysville
  • Eckhart Mines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rawlings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
    • Bier is located in Allegany County
  • Pinto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
    • Pinto is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pinto
    • From Ocean to Pinto
  • Cresaptown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Morantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
    • Morantown is located in Allegany County
  • Barton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Allegany County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brady
    • From Ocean to Brady
  • Seymour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Avilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
    • Avilton is located in Garrett County
  • Black Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
  • Mount Savage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Dawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Allegany County
  • Barrelville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Westernport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pocahontas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • New Germany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
    • New Germany is located in Garrett County

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 Ocean, 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.




 

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