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 Petersville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersville, with the one closest to Petersville listed first.
- Knoxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weverton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weverton
- Burkittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broad Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lovettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harpers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorstown is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- Washington Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
- Point-of-Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rohrersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doubs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doubs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubs
- Adamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Feagaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neersville
- Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Braddock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Antietam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
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 Petersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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