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 Whispering Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whispering Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whispering Woods listed first.
- Minefield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
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- Highland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Harford County
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- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Ferncliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
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- Harkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
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- Coopstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
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- Whiteford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
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- Graceton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
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- Fawn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
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- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
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- Madonna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
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- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
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- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Harford County
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- Bynum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
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- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
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- Kalmia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
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- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macton is located in Harford County
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- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDermott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McDermott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Bradenbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
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 Whispering Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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