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)
- Anita is located in Jefferson County
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- Oliveburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Adrian Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian Mines is located in Jefferson County
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- Panic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
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- Walston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walston is located in Jefferson County
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- Frostburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frostburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Punxsutawney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fuller
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
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- Bells Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Knox Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Dale is located in Jefferson County
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- Coolspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Horatio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horatio is located in Jefferson County
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- Big Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Sprankle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Valier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
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- Cramer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cramer is located in Jefferson County
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- Emerickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
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- Prescottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
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- Reynoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timblin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
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- Elbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elbell is located in Jefferson County
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- Winslow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow is located in Jefferson County
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- Sykesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Jefferson County
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- McGarey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGarey is located in Jefferson County
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- Pansy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
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. |
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