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 Parkshire in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Parkshire. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Parkshire listed first.
- Wimbledon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Fallston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reckford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reckford is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckford
- Benson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Vale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Hydes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Wilna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
- Watervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Upper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Knoebel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Gittings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gittings is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings
- Kingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bel Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <2>
- Long Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Glen Arm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Franklinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Singer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sweet Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
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 Parkshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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