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 Cortez in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cortez. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cortez listed first.
- Anita
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Oliveburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Adrian Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian Mines
- Adrian Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Panic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
- Walston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Frostburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Punxsutawney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
- Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <3>
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bells Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Mills
- Bells Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Knox Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Coolspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Coolspring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolspring <3>
- Horatio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sprankle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprankle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprankle Mills
- Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Valier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cramer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Emerickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerickville
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
- Prescottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <3>
- Timblin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Elbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Winslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - McGarey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pansy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
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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 Cortez, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |