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Welcome to Skipnish ...So far, we found very little information about Skipnish. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Skipnish to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Skipnish, please Contact Us. Skipnish would have been located within present day Garrett County<2>. The location of Skipnish has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Skipnish, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. While the community is gone, the present day location for Skipnish is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Skipnish is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Skipnish was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Skipnish once stood is in the (301) and (240)<5> area codes. Communities near Skipnish ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skipnish.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Skipnish. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skipnish. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skipnish. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skipnish. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skipnish. See our Newspapers Page for Skipnish. Adding Skipnish to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Skipnish in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Skipnish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Skipnish in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Skipnish. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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