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 Iron Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Iron Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Iron Springs listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County
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- Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Highfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Blue Ridge Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrtanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Sabillasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmitsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County
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- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
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- Seven Stars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County
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- McKnightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County
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- Roadside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County
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- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County
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- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Motters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motters is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Adams County
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- Sedgwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedgwick is located in Adams County
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- Round Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Top is located in Adams County
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- Graefenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Graefenburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Gettysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mummasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mummasburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mummasburg
- Mont Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 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 Iron Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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