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

  • Listonburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Listonburg is also located in Somerset County
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  • Harnedsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harnedsville is also located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
  • Dumas
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dumas is also located in Somerset County
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  • Ursina
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ursina is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Addison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Addison is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
  • Confluence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Somerfield is also located in Somerset County
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  • Fort Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Savage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Savage is also located in Somerset County
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  • Draketown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Draketown is also located in Somerset County
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  • Pinkerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinkerton is also located in Somerset County
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  • Markleysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Selbysport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Markleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Engle Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Engle Mill is located in Garrett County (MD)
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  • Friendsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Casselman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Casselman is also located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Kingwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingwood is also located in Somerset County
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  • West Salisbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • West Salisbury is also located in Somerset County
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  • New Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Lexington is also located in Somerset County
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  • Ohiopyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glade Farms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glade Farms is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
  • Scullton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Scullton is also located in Somerset County
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  • Bittinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Boynton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Boynton is also located in Somerset County
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  • Summit Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Summit Mills is also located in Somerset County
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  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Barronvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Barronvale is also located in Somerset County
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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 Beachly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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