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 Five Forks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Forks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Glade Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glade Farms is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
- Gibbon Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon Glade
- Clifton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Markleysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruceton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Cuzzart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County
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- Selbysport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Valley Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Guseman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guseman is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Mineral Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
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- Ursina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Ohiopyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Cranesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jumonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumonville
- Listonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County
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- Dumas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Harnedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Brownfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Oliphant Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
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- Haydentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette 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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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