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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 Wolfe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wolfe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wolfe listed first.

  • Ellerton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ellerton is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
  • Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Myersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
  • Pleasant Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
  • Yellow Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Garfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Bolivar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Charlesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Lewistown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lewistown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Catoctin Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hansonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hansonville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
  • Mapleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mapleville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
  • Boonsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Braddock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Braddock is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
  • Foxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Foxville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Beaver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Harmony Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
  • Cavetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Fountain Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
  • Creagerstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
  • Benevola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Benevola is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
  • Keedysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eakles Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
  • Smithsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frederick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
  • Walkersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Graceham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Graceham is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
  • Chewsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville

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 Wolfe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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