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 Porterstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Porterstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Porterstown listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eakles Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Antietam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Trego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boonsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Grimes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Benevola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benevola is located in Washington County
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- Lappans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
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- Burkittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Mapleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
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- Bakerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
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- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run is located in Frederick County
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- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
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- Uvilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
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- Foltz ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foltz is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Swan Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
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 Porterstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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