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 West Shore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Shore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Shore listed first.
- Van Bibber
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bush River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Belcamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Singer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmorton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmorton
- Perryman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gunpowder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Wilna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
- Franklinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Harewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Harford County
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- Jerusalem Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Fountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Bel Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <2>
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watervale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Wimbledon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Reckford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reckford is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckford
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 West Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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