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 in 1895, Markes had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Markes, with the one closest to Markes listed first.
- Mercersburg Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Lemasters
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dickey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mercersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Loudon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Richmond Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Furnace
- Edenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Claylick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welsh Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Housum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Housum is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housum
- McConnellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Cove Tannery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kauffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Metal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guilford Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knobsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clay Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Markes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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