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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fountain Dale had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fountain Dale, with the one closest to Fountain Dale listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Blue Ridge Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Sabillasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County
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- Blue Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Virginia Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Roadside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Emmitsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Edgemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Foxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Motters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Motters is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
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- Waynesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Smithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graceham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Mont Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knepper is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knepper
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 Fountain Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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