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 Rocky Forge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Forge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Forge listed first.
- Leitersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Waynesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zullinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Midvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Wingerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Smithsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Blue Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Roadside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Cavetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Nunnery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Highfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maugansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sabillasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Foxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Mont Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knepper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
- Altenwald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Rocky Forge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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