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 Barnes Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Barnes Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Barnes Gap listed first.
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Purcell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Buck Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Robinsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Elbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbinsville
- Elbinsville is located in Bedford County
- Little Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
- Little Orleans is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <4>
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orleans Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfordsburg
- Warfordsburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfordsburg <4>
- Chaneysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaneysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneysville
- Chaneysville is located in Bedford County
- Doe Gully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Great Cacapon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Cacapon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Cacapon
- Great Cacapon is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Cacapon <4>
- Sir Johns Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir Johns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Berkeley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Springs
- Berkeley Springs is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley Springs <4>
- Dott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Flintstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flintstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintstone
- Flintstone is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flintstone <4>
- Ridersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Plum Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Mattie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Rainsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Beans Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Clearville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearville
- Clearville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearville <4>
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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 Barnes Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |