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 Shady Bower in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shady Bower. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shady Bower listed first.
- Clear Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Conococheague
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Four Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Little Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Marlowe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Broadfording
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Falling Waters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Ernstville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Cherry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- North Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Mountain is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Spring Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Cearfoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Welsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Claylick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hedgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maugansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bedington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Downsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Saint James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Sylvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Sleepy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
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 Shady Bower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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