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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Westernport had a population of 1,526 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Westernport had a population of 1,712 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westernport, with the one closest to Westernport listed first.
- Piedmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bloomington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Virginia Central Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warnocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Windom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Keyser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
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- Floyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
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- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
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- Black Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
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- Lonaconing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
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- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rawlings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Ocean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Germany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Reeses Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
- Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
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 Westernport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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