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 Compton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Compton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- West Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County
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- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaw Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Mines
- Summit Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Somerset County
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- West Meyersdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
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- Meyersdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Junction is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Junction
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Avilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County
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- Sand Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County
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- Markleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkerton is located in Somerset County
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- Casselman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Fort Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County
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- Hays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
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- Shober
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shober is located in Somerset County
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- Dumas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Somerset County
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- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Engle Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Pine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Mineral Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
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- Beachdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beachdale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachdale
- Harnedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Ursina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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